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Norman Lear

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Norman Lear said that the characters of All in the Family ''were a combination of the script and the actors''
Norman Lear revealed how Edith was able to tune Archie out
Norman Lear revealed All in the Family's British roots
Norman Lear explained the difference between television in the seventies and the eighties
Jean Stapleton vetoed this plot point and changed an ''All in the Family'' script
Carroll O'Connor had ''a very stressful relationship'' with All in the Family producer Norman Lear
Jean Stapleton offered Sally Struthers meaningful encouragement when the Stivics left All in the Family
Archie Bunker's famous chair was based on the one Norman Lear's dad sat in
Norman Lear had no idea he was doing anything groundbreaking when he started work on ''All in the Family''
Despite their differences, Norman Lear said that having Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker was ''so worth it''
Top 10 Norman Lear quotes about life
Norman Lear's writers said that this was the highest praise he could say about a script
Norman Lear would threaten to stop All in the Family when network executives attempted to sanitize the show