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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Andy Griffith Papers #4697, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Andy Griffith of Manteo, N.C., in May 1994, September 2005 (Acc. 100198), and August 2006 (Acc. 100330); from Torrie Rosenzweig of Los Angeles, Calif., in August 1997 (Acc. 97113); and from Lydia Dunn of Los Angeles, Calif., in March 1998 (Acc. 98035).

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• Actors--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Andy Griffith show (Television program)
• Griffith, Andy, 1926-
• Matlock (Television program)
• Mayberry R.F.D. (Television program)
• Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--History.
• Motion picture plays.
• Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.
• Television actors and actresses--United States--History.
• Television personalities--United States--History.
• Television programs--United States--History.
• Television scripts.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--Social life and customs.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Class of 1949.

• Frances Bavier Papers (#4598)

Andy Griffith was born in Mount Airy, N.C., on 1 June 1926. He attended the University of North Carolina and was graduated in 1949. As an actor, he quickly gained fame through his portrayal of an illiterate hillbilly in the Broadway and film versions of No Time for Sergeants (1955). He also used this character in monologues such as What it Was Was Football and in appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. Although he continued to appear in films ( A Face in the Crowd in 1956 and Onionhead in 1958), it was through his portrayal of a small-town sheriff in The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) on television that Griffith achieved legendary status, particularly in the South. Griffith also starred in such short-lived television series as The Headmaster (1970) and The New Andy Griffith Show (1970). His dramatic series Matlock was successful in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Primarily films, videotapes, and scripts from Andy Griffith's television shows including The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock. There are also films of Griffith's motion pictures A Face in the Crowd, No Time for Sergeants, and Onionhead; photographs of Griffith; letters from Griffith to his parents while a student at the University of North Carolina; record albums by and belonging to Griffith; and other items.

• F-4697/1-144
• VT-4697/1-301
• CD-4697/1
• P-4697
• D-4697