Andy Griffith News & Bio
| Name: | Andy Griffith | | Hometown: | Mount Airy, NC | | High School: | Mount Airy | | Born: | June 1, 1926 | | Died: | July 3, 2012 | | Notes: | Actor |
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Remembering Andy GriffithAll of which helps explain how Sheriff Andy Taylor evolved into one of television’s most iconic characters – a figure often referenced as “America’s Favorite...
Thu Jun 9, 2022
UNC Alumni: The Tar Heels' most famous graduates and attendeesIt isn’t only the athletes who are the most notable alumni and attendees at the University of North Carolina. The list of famous graduates, includes...
Sat Mar 26, 2022
Andy Griffith found himself at UNC
Though he entered UNC in the hopes of becoming a Moravian pastor, Andy Griffith soon discovered his true passion: the stage. As part of the...
Wed Mar 24, 2021
Andy Griffith’s Comedy Monologue On Football - Released On November 14, 1953 - Is Still Hilarious
Andy Griffith was a mainstay on television for decades. Before he had his own television show, he performed monologues. Griffith was so talented that his...
Sat Nov 14, 2020
Six Degrees of Andy Griffith
The Andy Griffith Show first aired on CBS on October 3, 1960. When the final half-hour episode — number 249 — ran eight years later,...
Sat Oct 3, 2020