Due in large part to the goofy, kindhearted hosting of its T-shirt-and-sneakers wearing museum president, Paul Hoffman, pretension and intimidation gave way to creativity and intoxication.

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Her breakout role was as Edith Bunker, the conscience of "All in the Family" as the kindhearted foil to husband Archie, played by the late Carroll O'Connor.

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"I think it caused a certain level of isolation and distrust on the part of someone who really just wanted to be a very very gentle, nice, kindhearted soul and have similar people around him, " he says.

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