On Saturday, September 15, 1934 at 9:30 PM, THE GIBSON FAMILY 
aired its first broadcast over the stations of NBC’s Red Network. The
program was a combination musical, romantic comedy, and serial
program within a 1-hour format. The program was sponsored by
Procter & Gamble’s Ivory Soap and Ivory Flakes.

Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker and Carroll O’Connor as Archie
Bunker on the CBS TV series All in the Family in 1976.

Jean Stapleton (Jeanne Murray) January 19, 1923 – May 31, 2013)

Character actress Jean Stapleton is best known for having portrayed Edith
Bunker, the long-suffering, yet devoted wife of Archie Bunker on the 1970s
CBS sitcom, All in the Family. Stapleton was a three-time recipient of the
Prime Time Emmy Award for leading actress in a comedy series, and won
two Golden Globes in the same category during the show’s run. She also
made occasional appearances on the All in the Family follow-up series,
Archie Bunker’s Place, but, tired of the role, asked to be written out of
the show during the first season. The marquee lights on Broadway were
dimmed for one minute on June 5, 2013 at 8 p.m. to honor the memory
of Stapleton.

TIM MAGUIRE

Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982)

The Waltons is a CBS television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based
on his book Spencer’s Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The
series originally aired for a total of nine seasons. After the series was
canceled by CBS in 1981, NBC aired three television movie sequels in
1982, with three more in the 1990s on CBS. 

Original release: September 14, 1978 – May 27, 1982.

Robin Williams and Pam Dawber.

Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014)

Pamela Gene "Pam" Dawber will be 65 in October.