Carroll O'Connor of Bunker's long-suffering wife, Edith Bunker, whom Lear remembered from seeing in the play and film "Damn Yankees". The producer sent the show over to ABC twice, but it did not get picked up. They then approached CBS with more success, and accordingly, "All in the Family" was retooled and debuted early in 1971. The show also starred unknown character actors, such as Rob Reiner as Archie's liberal son-in-law, Michael "Meathead" Stivic, and Sally Struthers as Archie and Edith's only child and Mike's wife, Gloria. The cast had a unique on- and off-camera chemistry, especially Reiner, who became O'Connor's best
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself before playing festivals around the world. It opened theatrically in New York City in May 2013, and also played in Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Providence, Washington DC and other cities. The film debuted in the United Kingdom on PBS America on February 16, 2014. The film debuted on US television on "American Masters", on May 16, 2014. The film currently rated 95% "Fresh" on the popular film review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes. The film received good reviews, with The New York Times calling it, " skilled portrait of a literary light.”. "Entertainment Weekly" gave