In the movie, they were both boarders in the rooming house where the alien stayed. He later went on to play Mayberry's choir director, John Masters, on the The Andy Griffith Show (1960). Her first movie was the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), which was also the first time Frances appeared with Her lastĪppearance on Broadway was in the 1951 play, "Point of No Return" starring Henry Fonda. troops in the Pacific during World War II. She traveled with the USO to entertain the U.S. Her first Broadway appearance was in April 1925 in "The Poor Nut", the Many of those iconic characters were portrayed by talented and trained stage and screen actors, which is why they were so GOOD.Frances Bavier was born in New York City on December 14, 1902. He fought with Sherwood Schwartz over scripts. He hated doing The Brady Bunch with a passion (adored the children, though) but took the paycheck. He had been a Shakesperean actor and had been on TV in The Defenders. I bet she felt she compromised her career in that regard, the same as Robert Reed felt about playing dad Brady. She fancied herself an "actress" and got stuck playing Aunt Bee.for a hefty salary. I just think he was a complex man that few really knew or understood.įrances Bavier did apologize years later for not being very nice to Andy, yes. I have heard the occasional rumor that he was gay but seriously doubt it based upon the stories of his affair with Aneta Corsault and his marriages, etc. May sound kind of pervy but he had that dark wavy hair and that big grin and was so.masculine yet gentle. I thought he had quite a nice butt and loved scenes that showed it off, as when he would bend over or lean against the sheriff's desk, etc. I used to have a bit of a crush on Andy Griffith (the young Andy, anyway) and would watch episodes to see how he filled out his sheriff's uniform. when Ellie's brother/doctor came to town, portrayed by the gay actor George Nader btw, and Barney thought he and Ellie were falling for each other so Andy got jealous) and she was such a welcome presence. She did not need to "be funny." There were plenty of laughs with the situations (i.e. But the thing is, her character was so warm and likeable that the humor was situational. She said she was "not funny" but that Andy and Don WERE funny. She always defers to her "personal stuff going on with me at that time" and that Andy was nice to her but the scriptwriters didn't know what to do with her character (what, huh?) and so forth. Elinor Donahue was perfection as Ellie Walker but she was not happy in the role and all her interviews over the years are vague about why. I have always wondered why he was uncomfortable around women. Should be required viewing for any Andy Griffith fan. But THAT is the more intense "dark side" of Andy Taylor, the flip-side. Andy played the role to the hilt and vowed never to do something that dark again. Lonesome Rhodes was scary and mean and downright evil. His "anti-Andy Taylor" role in A Face in the Crowd showed a brilliant acting talent that he rarely ever showed again. by AnonymousĪndy has always been an enigma to me. But I always hated the volatile, stuck up Helen Crump, who was always losing her temper and screeching at poor Andy, who just seemed to take her outbursts in stride. Helen Crump, seeing as how Andy was responsible for this, goes to him to thank him.they make amends, and well, love is in the air. Opie goes back to class with a renewed interest in his studies that his father ignited with his stories and he makes it seem so neat that his classmates are eager to learn the fascinating subject. Well, Miss Crump comes storming into Andy's office, chews him out and snarls at him to "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!" You might think Andy would thing "what a bitch!" and dismiss her from his mind but he feels guilty so he tells Opie about history in a way that makes it sound interesting and exciting. Opie tells Miss Crump what Andy said during class with all the other students agreeing with him. On her first appearance on the show, she antagonizes the students in her (hstory) class Opie complains about her to Andy and he tells him he thinks Miss Crump is out of line. And "they wanted to keep as the single dad sheriff instead of a rom/com?" What the hell do you think happened with Andy and Helen Crump? They became a committed couple very quickly, she eventually became The One, and Andy married her, so I guess their union constituted a "rom/com." I don't know what most viewers thought about Miss Crump, but I couldn't stand her. Actresses who played Andy Griffith's girlfriends were fired because they were too WELL LIKED? Seems to me a well-liked character would be kept on the show.
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