Pat Loud, the matriarch of the Loud family of Santa Barbara, CA has died at the age of 94.While younger generations may not know her name, they will surely recognize her influence.
Loud and her family were the subject of An American Family, a PBS docuseries broadcast on the network in 1973. The show is often recognized the very first reality show on television.More than its innovation in terms of television formatting though, the 12-part series also deserves recognition for a watershed moment in LGBTQ representation.