Andy Griffith Dies

[nmartin]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:20am

Griffith

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:21am

Oops! Looks like we posted at the same time!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:22am

Very very sad news.

[kec]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:28am

Just saw a report via Twitter. Very sad.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:31am

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]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:32am

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

[Addison D.]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:32am

R.I.P. Andy.

So--is Opie the only surviving Mayberrian?

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:33am

No.

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

[mominator]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:33am

Very sad news indeed.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:35am

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

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:37am

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

I think Thelma Lou and Gomer Pyle are still alive.

[wexy]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:42am

RIP Andy..

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:43am

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 Updated On: 7/3/12 at 10:43 AM

[Addison D.]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:43am

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

I forgot about Betty Lynn. Love her...

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:54am

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!

Updated On: 7/3/12 at 10:54 AM

[Addison D.]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:08am

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

[Roscoe]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:41am

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

RIP.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 12:23pm

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]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 12:45pm

Very sad. He was a good man.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 1:01pm

Reginald, get thee to Netfilix pronto!

[clever name]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 1:45pm

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

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 3:28pm

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

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 4:28pm

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

[Roscoe]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 4:55pm

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]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 5:45pm

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/