Andy Griffith

News and opinions about TV actor Andy Griffith. According to Wikipedia: Andy Samuel Griffith is an American actor, Grammy Award winning singer, writer and producer from Mount Airy, North Carolina. Best known as the star of A Face in the Crowd, The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock, he was the only child of Carl Lee and Geneva Nann Nunn Griffith. He began college studying to be a Moravian preacher, but changed his major to music. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned a bachelor's degree in music in 1949. While at UNC, he was president of the UNC Men's Glee Club and was a member of the Alpha Rho Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, America's oldest fraternity for men in music. After graduation, he taught English at Goldsboro High School, Goldsboro, NC for a few years.

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History Teacher

Andy Griffith, as fans of The Andy Griffith Show well know, was an expert storyteller and a master of "reverse psychology." In this classic scene he finds a way of getting Opie and his friends (and of course Barney, too) interested in studying American history. Each Saturday we highlight a humorous and sometimes poignant video, interview, comic, or skit concerning different "careers," past and present. From W.C. Fields to Rowan Atkinson...

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Letter: Beck, Berger resemble Barney, Andy Griffith

One of my all-time favorite TV programs is the “Andy Griffith Show.” I never fail to find entertainment and wisdom watching the antics of the folks from Mayberry. The mayoral contest in Lima reminds me of the two key characters, Andy and Barney....

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Hampton Hotels Heads to Mayberry To Fix Up The Andy Griffith Show's Old City...

Volunteers from Hampton Hotels' Save-A-Landmark program refurbish site in time for annual Mayberry Days - - McLean, VA., September 17, 2009 – In 1960, the first episode of The Andy Griffith Show aired,...

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Four Murdered in Mayberry

An arrest has been made after four men were killed in a parking lot in Mount Airy, the small North Carolina town that was the inspiration for Mayberry in television's The Andy Griffith Show. Marcos Chavez Gonzalez was charged with four counts of murder in the shooting late Sunday outside a TV store, police said. Mount Airy, population 8,700, is the hometown of Andy Griffith and has built a tourist trade on nostalgia for the 1960s show that...

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Hampton Hotels Heads to Mayberry to Fix Up The Andy Griffith Show’s Old City...

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In 1960, the first episode of The Andy Griffith Show aired, and Sheriff Andy Taylor, Deputy Barney Fife, Opie, and Aunt Bee won over the hearts of viewers everywhere. The quaint, fictional town of Mayberry felt like home for many. Now, fans can visit familiar Mayberry landmarks in Mount Airy, N.C., Andy Griffith’s hometown. The historic Old City Jail is one such place, and today local volunteers from Hampton...

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Ex-convict charged with fatal Mount Airy shootings

Police arrested a convicted kidnapper early Monday in the fatal shooting of four men in the town that inspired the idyllic community of Mayberry on the 1960s TV series "The Andy Griffith Show."Marcos Chavez Gonzalez was charged with four counts of murder in the slayings late Sunday outside Woods TV in Mount Airy, about 100 miles north of Charlotte, police said.The town, population 8,700, is the hometown of Andy Griffith and has built a tourist...

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Andy Griffith's funny in unfunny sex romp "Play the Game"

A sex romp starring Andy Griffith? Holy AARP! The good news is that the seemingly perennial TV fixture is still funny and sharp and folksy. The bad news is that he lost the bet, or whatever it was that got him into Marc Fienberg's smarmy, lackluster comedy.

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Ex-con charged in 4 fatal shootings in Mount Airy

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Finally, That Reason You've Been Seeking to Go to Mount Airy, N.C. (Hint...

A museum is opening in Mount Airy, N.C., that will be dedicated to one of the most popular TV shows ever made.The Andy Griffith Museum opens Saturday in Mount Airy during the city's annual Mayberry Days celebration, reports the Mount Airy News.Andy Griffith was born June 1, 1926, in the North Carolina city, which also calls itself "Mayberry, U.S.A."Dedicated to the memory of "The Andy Griffith Show," the museum will house the largest...

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The Andy Griffith Show's "Darlin Family" to perform next weekend in Shelby

The Dillards, also known as “The Darlin’s” from the Andy Griffith Show, will perform in Shelby Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Entertainment, Musical Instrument and Production Trade Show. Bands will play from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Mt. Airy, North Carolina Celebrates Andy Griffith with Mayberry Days

In 1960, the first episode of "the Andy Griffith Show" aired, bringing the fictional town of Mayberry to life. Many of the sites depicted on the show come from Griffith's hometown of Mt. Airy, North Carolina.read more

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N.C. highway named after singer Donna Fargo

Andy Griffith now has some company in Mount Airy. The state dedicated almost 6 miles of N.C. 103 as the "Donna Fargo Highway" on Thursday. In 2002, part of U.S. 52 nearby was named the "Andy Griffith Parkway."

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Hampton Hotels Heads to Mayberry to Fix Up The Andy Griffith Show’s...

More than 20 volunteers gathered from local Hampton Hotels throughout North Carolina to help preserve the site in time for the town’s annual Mayberry Days festival. The work included general cleaning of the facility, painting, and landscaping ...

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