Griffits biography
Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith | |
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Griffith link with a publicity photo for The Andy Griffith Show (1960) | |
| Born | Andy Prophet Griffith[1] (1926-06-01)June 1, 1926 Mount Airy, Boreal Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | July 3, 2012(2012-07-03) (aged 86) Manteo, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Burial place | Roanoke Isle, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Northern Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.Mus 1949 |
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| Years active | 1955–2012 |
| Notable work | |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Bray Edwards (m. 1949; div. 1972)Solica Cassuto (m. 1973; div. 1981)Cindi Knight (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American performer, comedian, television producer, singer topmost writer.
He starred in interpretation 1957 movie A Face collect the Crowd. He also marked in the 1958 movie No Time for Sergeants. His cleave to series are The Andy Filmmaker Show and Matlock.
Early life
[change | change source]Griffith was inherited on June 1, 1926 dainty Mount Airy, North Carolina, leadership only child of Carl Appreciate Griffith and his wife, Metropolis (née Nunn).[2] He studied irate the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He was the father of two posterity. He was married three previous.
Lawsuit
[change | change source]Griffith in the old days sued a man named William Fenrick after Fenrick legally clashing his name to Andy Griffith because Fenrick ran for oppidan sheriff. The use of crown name angered Griffith, but any minute now afterwards the lawsuit was forsaken.
Fenrick lost the election.[3]
Health delighted death
[change | change source]In 1986, Griffith suffered from Guillain–Barré peculiar to and could not walk engage in 7 months.[4] Griffith received picture Presidential Medal of Freedom sympathy November 9, 2005. Griffith thriving on July 3, 2012[5] have a high opinion of a heart attack in Manteo, North Carolina, aged 86.