Officers received a call early Sunday morning from WCBS-TV anchor Rob Morrison's mother-in-law about what was going on at the couple's home in Darien, police said.

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Little known to the public before "All In the Family, " Stapleton co-starred with Carroll O'Connor in the top-rated CBS sitcom about an unrepentant bigot, the wife he churlishly but fondly called "Dingbat, " their daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers) and liberal son-in-law Mike, aka Meathead (Rob Reiner).

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"Jean was a brilliant comedienne with exquisite timing, " said Rob Reiner, who played the Bunkers' son-in-law referred to as "Meathead" on the show.

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