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Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Personal information
Birth nameAndy Samuel Griffith
Birth dateJune 1, 1926(age 84)
Place of birthMount Airy, North Carolina, United States
OccupationActor, comedian, director, producer, singer (country, bluegrass & southern gospel), writer
SpouseBarbara Bray Edwards (m. 1949 � 1972) (divorced)
Solica Cassuto (m. 1975 � 1981) (divorced)
Cindi Knight (1983 � present)

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Andy Samuel Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer. He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's epic film A Face in the Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead characters in the 1960s situation comedy, The Andy Griffith Show, and in the 1980s - 1990s legal drama, Matlock. Griffith was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President George W. Bush on November 9, 2005.

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Dave Woods, The Booze Beat: Ozarks' distiller makes money making moonshine - Joplin Globe Tweet this news
Joplin Globe--I always liked “The -Andy Griffith- Show's” moonshining florists � the Morrison sisters � and their potent “elixer” that Otis, the town drunk, so loved. ... - Date : Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:49:22 GMT+00:00
Readers, young and old, still rave about Barney - Monroe News Star Tweet this news
Monroe News Star--Readers, young and old, still rave about Deputy Barney Fife 50 years after the ageless -Andy Griffith- show debuted in October 1960. ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:17:46 GMT+00:00
What's Wally Herger got against Andy Griffith? - Record-Searchlight (blog) Tweet this news
Record-Searchlight (blog)--An enemy of -Andy Griffith- is no dag gum friend of mine ! Need I remind everyone that 'Sheriff Taylor and Opie' did a 'throwback' commercial to help get ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:10:52 GMT+00:00
Weatherford: Manteca's real life Andy Griffith - Manteca Bulletin Tweet this news
Manteca Bulletin--He is the -Andy Griffith- of Manteca politics. -Andy Griffith- from the long-running TV show as well as Weatherford have a lot in common. First, the obvious. ... - Date : Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:31:48 GMT+00:00
Letters: Andy should listen to Gen. MacArthur - Knoxville News Sentinel Tweet this news
Knoxville News Sentinel--Have y'all seen that commercial on the TV recently where -Andy Griffith- shills the new health care reform, aka “Obamacare?” I wonder what would motivate this ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:34:33 GMT+00:00
Reviews of new bluegrass releases - Lexington Herald Leader Tweet this news
Lexington Herald Leader--On March 18, 1963, America got its first look at The Darling Family on the popular "-Andy Griffith- Show. ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:56:37 GMT+00:00
The Andy Griffith Show: Zach Galifiankis Influenced by Classic Theme Performer - TV Series Finale Tweet this news
TV Series Finale--It seems Galifiankis was inspired to become a performer in part by someone who worked on another series, The -Andy Griffith- Show. ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:12:46 GMT+00:00
Andy of Medicare - Chicago Tribune Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune--Who knew that TV icon -Andy Griffith- was running for Senate in North Carolina? Oh, wait. He wasn't. But the former Mayberry sheriff was all over TV in the ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:57:44 GMT+00:00
Brad Paisley - Country Standard Time Tweet this news
Country Standard Time--Watching the accompanying concert videos at a Paisley show, whether the venue screen is showing -Andy Griffith- during Waitin' on a Woman or the montage of ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:17:33 GMT+00:00
Health care scare - Kansas City Star (blog) Tweet this news
Kansas City Star (blog)--So many people, including -Andy Griffith-, are touting the new health care bill as being so beneficial. Then I read Heather Craig's Oct. 27 “As I See It” ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:10:30 GMT+00:00

Health : Ron Howard
Year Video Director
2008 "Waitin' on a Woman"(w/ Brad Paisley) Jim Shea/Peter Tilden



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