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Encyclopedia > Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City) is an American actress of stage, television and film. Nice picture of Jean Stapleton This work is copyrighted. ... Nice picture of Jean Stapleton This work is copyrighted. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ...


She is best known for her portrayal of the long-suffering, yet devoted wife and mother Edith Bunker on the popular and groundbreaking 1970s sitcom All in the Family, and occasionally in the sequel Archie Bunker's Place. Her awards for the show include three Emmys and three Golden Globes. Jean was offered a role in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but declined because it coincided with the production of the All in the Family pilot. Edith Bunker is a fictional 1970s sitcom mom on All in the Family, played by Jean Stapleton. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... A situation comedy (sitcom) is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... All in the Family is a popular and acclaimed American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 until April 8, 1979, when the final original episode aired. ... Archie Bunkers Place Opening title screen Archie Bunkers Place was a CBS sitcom that had previously been known as All in the Family. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a musical film adaptation of Roald Dahls classic book for children Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ...


She began her New York career Off-Broadway in American Gothic. She has been featured on Broadway in several famous musicals (Damn Yankees, Funny Girl , Bells Are Ringing, Juno) and in many other stage productions. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Damn Yankees is a musical comedy, a modern retelling of the Faust legend set in Washington, D.C., with book by Douglass Wallop and George Abbott and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. ... Funny Girl is a 1964 semi-biographical musical that tells the story of Broadway star Fanny Brice. ... Bells Are Ringing was a romantic comedy film was released in 1960 and was directed by Vincente Minnelli. ... Juno is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based on the 1924 play Juno and the Paycock by Sean OCasey. ...


She has also acted in made-for-TV movies and feature films such as Klute, which starred Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland, and Cold Turkey, which starred Bob Newhart. She also had a recurring role on TV's Scarecrow and Mrs. King as an English spy. Stapleton appeared in the 1999 movie You've Got Mail. She played Birdie Conrad, a friend of Meg Ryan's character's mother. Klute is a 1971 film which tells the story of a prostitute who assists a detective in solving a murder mystery. ... Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. ... Donald Sutherland in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Donald McNicol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a prolific Canadian actor with a film career spanning over 40 years. ... Bob Newhart (born September 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ... Scarecrow and Mrs. ... Youve Got Mail is an American romantic comedy released in 1998 by Warner Brothers Films and given significant media coverage leading up to its release. ...


Her husband, William H. Putch, by whom she had two children, actor/writer/director John Putch and actress Pamela Putch, died in 1983. She had been dating comic actor Howard Morton until he died of a stroke in 1997. Starting in the 1970s, she was good friends with the semi-openly gay actor Hurd Hatfield. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Howard Morton (May 15, 1925 -- May 11, 1997) was an American actor. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hurd Hatfield (centre), with Donna Reed (left), Angela Lansbury (right) and George Sanders (background) Hurd Hatfield (December 7, 1917 – December 26, 1998) was an American actor. ...


Stapleton is not related to Maureen Stapleton; she acquired her professional name of Jean Stapleton as many other actors have done, by using her mother's maiden name. Jean Stapleton has numerous relatives in show business, including actress cousin, Betty Jane Watson (born in 1921), who appeared on Winner Take All (1951). Maureen Stapleton. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


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Jean Stapleton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (350 words)
Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City) is an American actress of stage, television and film.
Jean was offered a role in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but declined because it coincided with the production of the All in the Family pilot.
Stapleton is not related to Maureen Stapleton; she acquired her professional name of Jean Stapleton as many other actors have done, by using her mother's maiden name.
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She remembers Stapleton watching tapes and listening to recordings of Eleanor, and being approached by the people from the library to give a speech at the local high school.
Stapleton's activism also extended to the legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt and was part of her life years before the first airing of the First Lady of the World film.
Stapleton treats this strong identification with such a monumental figure of the 20th century as an honor in itself.
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