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Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, television producer, Southern gospel singer, and writer. He was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead character in the situation comedy, The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968), and in the legal drama, Matlock (1986–1995).
Griffith was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, the only child of Carl Lee Griffith and his wife, Geneva (Nunn). Griffith was born the same day (June 1, 1926) as motion picture icon Marilyn Monroe. As a baby, Griffith lived with relatives until his parents could afford to buy a home. With neither a crib nor a bed, he slept in dresser drawers for several months. In 1929, when Griffith was three, his father began working as a carpenter and purchased a home in Mount Airy's "blue-collar" south side.
Griffith grew up listening to music. By the time he entered school, he was well aware that he was from what many considered the "wrong side of the tracks". He was a shy student, but once he found a way to make his peers laugh, he began to come out of his shell and come into his own.
Mount Airy is the name of several places in the United States of America:
North Carolina (i/ˌnɔːrθ kærəˈlaɪnə/) is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the 50 United States. North Carolina is known as the Tar Heel State and the Old North State.
North Carolina is composed of 100 counties. Its two largest metropolitan areas are among the top ten fastest-growing in the country: its capital, Raleigh, and its largest city, Charlotte. In the past five decades, North Carolina's economy has undergone a transition from reliance upon tobacco, textiles, and furniture-making to a more diversified economy with engineering, energy, biotechnology, and finance sectors.
North Carolina has a wide range of elevations, from sea level on the coast to 6,684 feet (2,037 m) at Mount Mitchell, the highest point in North America east of the Mississippi River. The climate of the coastal plains is strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the state falls in the humid subtropical climate zone. More than 300 miles (500 km) from the coast, the western, mountainous part of the state has a subtropical highland climate.
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In celebration of me reaching 5 million views on my YouTube Channel, we wanted to do something very special and just a little bit different. The Andy Griffith show is one of my all time favorite TV shows and so we thought it would be neat to go and spend a night at the Andy Griffith Home Place which is the house that Andy grew up in. This was a neat experience for me and I hope you all will enjoy this tour of this special landmark in Mount Airy, NC. Thank you to all my viewers and subscribers for watching my videos! If you want more info on the Andy Griffith Home Place which is owned by the Hampton Inn in Mt Airy, you can check out the links below. For all of the elevator fans out there, don't despair as I am going to be uploading another video just for ya'll this evening of the elevator I...
Andy Griffith talks about how Mayberry was Sheldon Leonard's idea and was not based on Andy's hometown of Mount Airy. See the full interview at www.emmytvlegends.org
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Mayberry, NC*** Mt Airy, NC Squad car tour, wally's service, jail Andy's old home place Andy Griffith show blue bird diner, old for car
Have a meal in Mayberry! To out-of-towners this North Carolina diner is best known for its appearance on the Andy Griffith Show; locals love it for its to-die-for pork chop sandwich. In addition to appearing in his show, Andy Griffith continued to reference the restaurant in his recording of the song, "Silhouettes," and talked of his visits there in interviews. He was especially fond of their hot dogs! Click here for the next episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV5_C-Etv7Q&feature;=share&list;=PLgRIUpznqq_wifZG9b86ZopXyc3nnAPiI&index;=11 SUBSCRIBE to Southern Living's channel, click here: http://www.youtube.com/user/SouthernLivingMag?sub_confirmation=1 Find more diners and dives in our book Off the Eaten Path by Morgan Murphy: http://amzn.to/1e8FKGd and on SouthernLiving.com http://...
Our video travel episode of Mount Airy, North Carolina The town is the boyhood home of famous North Carolinian Andy Griffith. This video shows the Regional Museum, Wally's Filling Station, the Courthouse, Floyd's Barbershop and much more. Only about an hour from our home, we love to take a Saturday afternoon ride up the mountain.
Mt. Airy, North Carolina - Welcome To Mayberry - Mayberry Tour: Tour in the Mayberry Squad Car, Wally`s Filling Station, Home of the Actor Andy Griffith, Rock Quarry, Andy Griffith Playhouse, on the Road to & from, Plantation Homes, Churches, Town, Court House, etc...
Sights and sounds of the "real" Mayberry RFD. Pictures were taken mostly during the 45th reunion of the Class of 1964 of Mt. Airy High School.
Andy Griffith does his comedic routine on "The Discovery of America", from 1962.
Matt Lauer interviews Don Knotts & Andy Griffith on The Today Show March 4, 1996
Andy Griffith plays guitar and chats with Arthur Smith on Smith's show in 1973.
Ron Howard On His Favorite "Andy Griffith" Episode SUBSCRIBE to Larry King's YouTube Channel:http://bit.ly/131HuYM Ron Howard answers questions from fans delivered via social media. FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/OraTV &http;://www.facebook.com/LarryKing TWITTER: http://twitter.com/OraTV Use #LarryKingNow to make comments & ask us questions on Twitter! Watch the Full Interview Here: http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow
"What it Was, Was Football" is a monologue by comedian Andy Griffith. It was recorded in Raleigh, North Carolina for the Colonial label in 1953. Soon, Colonial had sold nearly 50,000 copies of the record and then sold the masters to Capitol Records. Capitol released the record in the same year, which soon had sold nearly 800,000 copies and was instrumental in launching Griffith's career in television, stage, and film. The record is still one of the biggest selling comedy records of all time. On the original single, the monologue is credited to "Deacon Andy Griffith." The monologue is a description of a college football game, as seen by a naive country preacher who attends the game by accident and is entirely puzzled by it. Griffith made an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1954, in l...
Andy Griffith explains why he didn't want a live audience for the filming of his signature series "The Andy Griffith Show." From the archives of PBS Pioneers of Television; returning with new episodes in Winter 2013 From the archives of PBS Pioneers of Television; returning with new episodes in Winter 2013
This is the opening clip from the 1965 Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors Special.
In 2006, Andy Griffith and Ron Howard talked about writing comedy together on the set of "The Andy Griffith Show." For more CNN videos, check out our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/CNN Or visit our site at http://www.cnn.com/
See a rare interview that Carolina Camera Reporter Bill Ballard got with Francis Bavier after she retired to North Carolina.
A full episode from the andy griffith show season four, the shoplifter. One of the best episode of the andy griffith series.
This is the story of the whole cast on the set of The Andy Griffith Show. For Andy Griffith's life story see the A&E; Biography video. The Bio TAGS Reunion from 1993. Thelma Lou Reminisces About Andy Griffith - We have always known her as Thelma Lou, Barney's girlfriend on The Andy Griffith Show. Her real name is Betty .
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The Danny Thomas Show, February 1960 episode that was the pilot for the Andy Griffith Show. Watch The Andy Griffith Show 24/7 at http://mayberry.zohosites.com/. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thetv.website/ & Google+ http://j.mp/2theTVwebsiteGooglePlus. Check out the photo blog at: http://thetv.soup.io/ . Watch more TV online at: http://j.mp/2-tv and visit our homepage http://theTV.website/ .
To see Andy Griffith's full interview visit http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/andy-griffith from the Archive of American Television
This is part 1 of an interview from 1969 when Andy Griffith was in Las Vegas performing his stage show. Andy seems angry in this interview as he talks about The Andy Griffith Show and Dick Van Dyke.
Matt Lauer interviews Don Knotts & Andy Griffith on The Today Show March 4, 1996
In 1972, Andy Griffith sat down for a long interview with WEWS Morning Exchange host Fred Griffith.
For the full interview, visit http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/andy-griffith
Andy Griffith from an interview in 1972 talking about his movie "A Face in the Crowd" sounds like he could be talking about Donald Trump.
Andy Griffith discusses his career; from his start on Ed Sullivan to his time as the title character on Matlock, as well as his early life in North Carolina. »»﴿───► See more on the Actors Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsOd2Va0fMmofeGIqPbAYy2NY_jfclmP2
For her full interview, see http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/elinor-donahue
WAVY 2008 interview with Andy Griffith
See his full interview at http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/don-knotts
An Our Prattville Exclusive Interview with television icon George "Goober" Lindsey: Lindsey discusses The Andy Griffith Show, his TV beginnings and his film festival among other things.
My wife and I recently took a trip to Tampa, FL where we were able to meet up with a Mayberry fan named Ron Blankenship. Ron, who goes by Emmett in Mayberry circles, is one of those folks that belongs in Mayberry. Like so many on The Andy Griffith Show, Ron has a quality of caring for his friends that makes him right at home with the citizens of Mayberry. Two Chairs No Waiting - Andy Griffith Show Podcast can be found at http://www.TwoChairsNoWaiting.com Ron chose the name Emmett to go by online because he's a handyman himself. The name just kind'a worked because he, like Emmett, can fix most anything. I'm not sure about him being able to dance though...I didn't think to ask him during the interview. Ron is a fan just like you and me so who better to talk to than a fellow fan in orde...
DAVID HOLT 1115 Havering Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 - 615-585-9562 - nashbama@gmail.com RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Successfully negotiated and coordinated the first media partnership with Wizard World Entertainment for Nashville’s first ComicCon. This resulted in exclusive news stories, convention access, live celebrity interviews, and an exclusive interview with Stan Lee. • Coordinated toy drive for Toys for Tots each year. Providing the Marines with excellent promotional opportunity while collecting toys for donation to the local community. • Worked to significantly increase ratings on MyTV 30 WUXP by producing and strategically scheduling promos, creating and producing Andy Griffith Theme Weeks during sweeps, and social media activity. ________________________________________...
I have my hopes of how I would be after living in exile
after closing your eyes to me
I even wrote scenes where I re-emerged boldly, bearded
alive
with eskimo eyes
new baby on my back
but I didn't count the fact that I have ghosts in my
mind, stored away
great ghosts of my life
great ghosts of old wives
and their howling
so I spend my wilderness time, rolling on the ground
pulling my hair and wrestling them of
yelling at none, punching snow
I gathered ghosts and gave them my lecture, bid them
away, I pleaded and cried
there's no room in my life for you or your howling
let my undo these ropes and go on living without you
not just change where I live
go on get, I said
I had my hopes of how I would be after sending them of
after getting set free
but there's no such thing as living without their
prowling
as you can see, having descended the hill
I still look like me, I still wallow as Phil
and forever will
I'm teaming with ghosts and I still whining for wives,
unkniting my brow
but now I've surrendered
In fact I've joined in