Beloved Dear Edith Bunker{Jean Stapleton} Dies at 90

“All in the Family” star Jean Stapleton, who brilliantly played the long suffering wife of working class bigot Archie Bunker in the 1970s hit TV sitcom, died at her Manhattan home, her family announced. She was 90.

She won three Emmy’s and two Golden Globes for her role as Edith, the devoted wife and perfect foil to Archie, played by the late Caroll O’Connor.

He often referred to her as “Dingbat” during his hysterically ignorant rants on issues like racism, homosexuality and the unpopular Vietnam War, which was ground-breaking for the time.

Stapleton was born in New York City on Jan. 19, 1923 and was the daughter of a billboard advertising salesman and an opera singer. She attended Hunter College.

She also appeared numerous times on Broadway and in Hollywood movies.

Stapleton is survived by her children, television producer Pamela Putch and film and television director John Putch.