Andy Griffith Dies

[nmartin]

Griffith

[supportivemom]

Oops! Looks like we posted at the same time!

[Jordan Catalano]

Very very sad news.

[kec]

Just saw a report via Twitter. Very sad.

[Reginald Tresilian]

I'm proud to say I received an Andy Griffith Scholarship at Chapel Hill (his alma mater). Thank you for that, sir, and for many years of wonderful performances.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Very cool, Reg! I was fortunate to meet him briefly, twice. Such a gentleman.

[Addison D.]

R.I.P. Andy.

So--is Opie the only surviving Mayberrian?

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

No.

http://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/index.html

[mominator]

Very sad news indeed.

[Gothampc]

A wonderful talent. His show was decent, clean and fun to watch, many qualities you don't see in today's tv shows.

[Gothampc]

"So--is Opie the only surviving Mayberrian?"

I think Thelma Lou and Gomer Pyle are still alive.

[wexy]

RIP Andy..

[Bluemoon]

Andy Griffith began his career as a stand up comic, originally billed as "Deacon Andy Griffith". His onstage persona was that of a naive "country bumpkin" preacher. His most famous routine, "What It Was Was Football" gained him national attention and a spot on the Ed Sullivan Show. The rest is show biz history. If you haven't heard it before, lend your ears my friend and set a spell:






What It Was Was Football

[Addison D.]

George Lindsey (Gomer) just died--last month, I think.

I forgot about Betty Lynn. Love her...

[SNAFU]

You mean Goober. Gomer was Jim Neighbors who I believe is still with us.

Loved him in A Face in the Crowd. He played against type in that movie and was great! RIP Andy and thank-you!

[Addison D.]

Thank you. Yes. I mean Goober. And yes--of course: Jim Neighbors is still with us, Deo gratia.

[Roscoe]

Let's not forget Griffith's marvelous performance as Dusty Rhodes in Kazan's film A FACE IN THE CROWD.

RIP.

[Reginald Tresilian]

An interesting coincidence: I've never seen "Face in the Crowd," and someone was telling me about it at a wedding dinner Sunday evening and praising Griffith's performance.

I mean, how often, recently, has he come up in conversation with strangers?

[TheatreDiva90016]

Very sad. He was a good man.

[SNAFU]

Reginald, get thee to Netfilix pronto!

[clever name]

Oh, this is sad news to wake up to. RIP

[Reginald Tresilian]

Snafu, I added it to the queue this a.m.!

[SNAFU]

Awesomefilm! Griffith and Patricia Neal! How could one go wrong? Griffith is a real A*shole in this film.

[Roscoe]

In FACE IN THE CROWD, Griffith plays Lonesome Rhodes, a local TV personality who grows to national prominence, gaining a lot of political power along the way. An essential and incredibly relevant film. You'll never look at Griffith as an actor in quite the same way again, and Patricia Neal is just astonishing.

Drop everything and watch it.

[romantico]

Andy Griffith Already Buried at his request.


A rep for Twiford Funeral Homes in Manteo, North Carolina tells us, Andy was buried at 11:30 AM on his family farm on Roanoke Island. We're told Andy had previously requested to be buried immediately after his death ... so that's why it all happened so fast.

We made calls to find out if Andy was embalmed. No one was talking, but we're told it's legal in North Carolina to bury people without embalming them.

We're told Andy's burial followed a small, private service with close friends and family in attendance.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/07/03/andy-griffith-buried-dead/

Andy was a life long Democrat. I loved the ad he did for Obama back in 2008

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/1028297/

[sabrelady]

Surprised nobody has mentioned "No Time for Sargents" for which he was nominated for a Tony later adapting it to film.

I have a clear memory of him in " Six Characters in Search of an Author" playing the Father - again a different side of his talent.
RIP.