Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Dick Van Patten, the star of the TV series "Eight Is Enough," has died at 86, his publicist said Tuesday morning. Van Patten, who was born in New York City, died early Tuesday, his longtime publicist ...

NEW YORK — Dick Van Patten, the genial, round-faced comic actor who appeared on Broadway as a child, starred on TV in its infancy and then, in middle age, found lasting fame as the patriarch on TV's ...

In March 1977, Eight Is Enough made its debut on ABC. The comedy-drama series, based on the family life of syndicated newspaper columnist Tom Braden, starred Dick Van Patten as patriarch Tom Bradford, ...

You might remember Dick Van Patten as the patriarch of the clan depicted in the 1970s television series "Eight is Enough." But that's actually a small slice of Van Patten's entertainment career. Well ...