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Jean Stapleton dies at 90; was Edith Bunker in 'All in the Family'
Jean Stapleton, the actress who endeared herself to viewers in the 1970s as Edith Bunker, whose sudden bursts of truth regularly cut through her husband Archie's bluster on the groundbreaking television series "All in the Family," has died. She was 90....
Tags: Whoopi Goldberg, Queens (New York City), Harvey (movie), NPR, Radio
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Jean Stapleton, beyond Edith Bunker: a devoted theater actress
Before her caterwauling duet of "Those Were the Days" with Carroll O'Connor became a signature moment of CBS' "All in the Family," actress Jean Stapleton had already sung her way through a number of now-classic stage musicals in her career as a New York...
Tags: Julia Child, Jean Stapleton, Celebrities, Queens (New York City), Meryl Streep
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The Contenders: Tina Fey gets to let loose on the 'fun stuff' in '30 Rock's' final season
Tina Fey never had a master plan for the end of "30 Rock." She wasn't even sure if, this time last year, NBC Chairman Robert Greenblatt was about to pick up the phone, cancel the show and preempt a graceful exit for her decorated sitcom. "We'll never...
Tags: St. Elsewhere (tv program), Primetime Emmy Awards, Music, Cheers (tv program), 30 Rock (tv program)
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‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: Pine, Quinto on film’s real-world parallels
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times“Star Trek” has always been about more than a spaceship crew hurtling through the cosmos — over the decades, the ...... -
When you say jazz, Nicholas Payton hears BAM
In a cramped UCLA classroom, trumpeter Nicholas Payton is leading a young septet of college students through his piece "The Backwards Step." He's here as part of a weeklong teaching residency, and the song he plays to the group at the Thelonious Monk...
Tags: NBA Playoffs, Richie Havens, Walter Payton, Artists, Culture
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On TV, a new breed of Modern Woman
A ruthlessly self-aware political wife reconsidering her choices. A sensual socialite facing down an oppressive age with informed good humor. A group of young women so busy defying social expectations they've forgotten to have any of their own. A...
Tags: The Awakening (movie), TNT (tv network), Breaking Bad (tv program), Parks and Recreation (tv program), House of Cards (tv program)
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LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian snag a bucolic bargain
Country singing star LeAnn Rimes and her husband, actor Eddie Cibrian, know a bargain when they see one. The pair spent $3 million behind the gates in bucolic Hidden Hills on a house marketed as a short sale that once sold for $5.575 million. The...
Tags: St. Elsewhere (tv program), The Sting (movie), Swimming, The Beautiful Life (tv program), TMZ (tv program)
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Bonnie Franklin dies at 69; mom on TV's 'One Day at a Time'
Bonnie Franklin, the actress who created an indelible television character playing a divorced, working mother of two headstrong daughters on the long-running series "One Day at a Time," died Friday at her Los Angeles home. She was 69. The cause was...
Tags: Family Planning, Donald O'Connor, Pancreatic Cancer, One Day at a Time (tv program), Health Treatments
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Bonnie Franklin, star of TV's 'One Day at a Time,' dies at 69
By Rebecca TrounsonBonnie Franklin, the actress who created an indelible television character playing a divorced, working mother of two headstrong daughters on the long-running series “One Day at a Time,” died Friday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 69. The...Tags: Birth Control, Family Planning, Pancreatic Cancer, Entertainment Events, Broadway Theater
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Goldberg: Leave liberal Hollywood to the liberals
"We need to buy a movie studio." Amid the conferences, panels, meetings and informal conversations in the wake of the presidential election, this idea has been a near constant among conservatives who feel like the country is slipping through their...
Tags: James Cameron, BBC, Mitt Romney, Downton Abbey (tv program), Abortion Issue
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NRA enemies list: Britney, Hallmark and the YWCA
Boy, the National Rifle Assn. sure is thorough. And thin-skinned. Richard Nixon’s renowned enemies list had 823 names of people and organizations, but as president, Nixon had scores of issues to grapple with and an entire world to be mad about...
Tags: Interior Policy, World War I (1914-1918), Kansas City Royals, Harry Dean Stanton, Kevin Costner
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'Argo' scores at the Producers Guild of America Awards
Call it the Affleck Redemption. After being snubbed for an Oscar nomination for best director earlier this month, Ben Affleck scored a win Saturday night for outstanding producer of a theatrical motion picture for “Argo” at the 24th annual...
Tags: The Amazing Race (tv program), Jessica Alba, Breaking Bad (tv program), Downton Abbey (tv program), Lincoln (movie, 2012)
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