Daniel S. Levy

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How 'I Love Lucy' Changed How America Saw Motherhood

“TV Actress Lucille Ball Gives Birth to Son, Exactly According to Script,” announced the International News Service

By Daniel S. Levy May 8, 2021

How Archie Bunker Changed TV—and America

When 'All in the Family' premiered 50 years ago, in January 1971, most people had never seen anything like Archie Bunker—at least on TV

By Daniel S. Levy February 9, 2021

The Civil Rights Movement and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

'Mockingbird' paralleled at least three real incidents from Harper Lee's hometown

By Daniel S. Levy June 26, 2015

Revisiting the Real von Trapps as 'The Sound of Music' Turns 50

Read the extended version of an interview with Johannes von Trapp, from the new LIFE book about 'The Sound of Music'

By Daniel S. Levy February 6, 2015

'There Was All This Chaos': Vietnam-Era Antiwar Activists Reflect

Read an excerpt from LIFE's book 'The Vietnam Wars: 50 Years Ago--Two Countries Torn Apart'

By Daniel S. Levy January 30, 2015
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