Linda Lavin Dies

Her performance as a single mother working as a waitress endeared her to audiences and earned her two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy.

Linda Lavin, born on October 15, 1937, in Portland, Maine, was an American actress and singer whose career spanned over six decades. She developed an early interest in performing, influenced by her mother, a singer, and her father, a businessman. Lavin honed her craft at the College of William & Mary, where she earned a theater degree, and furthered her studies at HB Studio in New York City.

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What is a Sitcom?

Here’s a little trip back through time, all the way up to the present.

A sitcom, short for “situational comedy” or “situation comedy”, is a type of television show that primarily focuses on humor derived from everyday situations and the interactions of its characters. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms.

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