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Andy Griffith
Griffith receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, November 9, 2005
Born	Andy Samuel Griffith[1] June 1, 1926 Mount Airy, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 3, 2012 (aged 86) Manteo, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Roanoke Island, North Carolina
Education	Mount Airy High School
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupation	Actor, comedian, television producer, singer (country, bluegrass & southern gospel), writer
Years active	1949–2012
Notable work(s)	The Andy Griffith Show, Matlock
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Barbara Bray Edwards (m. 1949–1972; divorced) Solica Cassuto (m. 1975–1981; divorced) Cindi Knight (m. 1983–2012; his death)
Children	Andy "Sam" Griffith Jr.(deceased)Dixie Griffith

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Andy Griffith evoked, stylized small-town America

Boston.com‎

Not coincidentally, it is also the state of mind given to us by Andy Griffith and his long-running TV show. More than anyone except perhaps Walt Disney, Griffith was the entertainment-world emblem of the 20th-century values Americans often like to say

Andy Griffith Legacy: The Mayberry and 'Andy Griffith Show' Effect

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Huffington Post

Close your eyes and picture it: small-town America. It has a little post office, of course.

Appreciation: Andy Griffith acted, lived by the Golden Rule

Daily Herald‎

That Andy Griffith was never nominated for an Emmy for either of his signature series -- the rural family comedy "The Andy Griffith Show," in which he played small-town sheriff Andy Taylor, and the legal drama "Matlock," in which he played an Atlanta...

Remembering Andy Griffith's legendary TV career

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Washington Post

Andy Griffith's famous friends and co-stars remember him as an entertainer who could do it all.

Hometown neighbors remember Andy Griffith

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Washington Post

Andy Giffith's neighbors from his hometown of Mount Airy, N.C. remember the actor, best known for playing Sheriff Andy Taylor. Griffith died ...

Ron Howard: What I learned from Andy Griffith ‎ Los Angeles Times Ron Howard shares memories of Andy Griffith and professional and life lessons learned from him.

A canny actor behind the drawl and toothy grin

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CBS News

FILE- This undated file image originally released by Viacom shows cast members from "The Andy Griffith Show," from left, Don Knotts as Deputy ...

Don't forget his great music"@DonLemonCNN: So long#AndyGriffith #AndyTaylor #Matlock. The man made them all real to us. #ripAndyGriffith."

— Bobbi Cisse (@bobbicisse) July 5, 2012

A friend passed along cool clip of Andy Griffith guitar duet with Arthur Smith. Pickin' hard. bit.ly/Otirbh

— Jim Roberts (@nytjim) July 5, 2012

10 things we learned from the Andy Griffith Show huff.to/O0I0N0

— HuffPostComedy (@HuffPostComedy) July 5, 2012

RIP Andy Griffith.Best ever - T

— Toby Keith (@TobyKeithMusic) July 4, 2012

Andy Griffith: 'It Was All About Love' | Remembering why we all want to live in Mayberry. ht.ly/c0KG6

— Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) July 4, 2012