Patching Thing Up
In 1998, Andy Griffith revealed that Frances had phoned him not long before her death. She apologized to him for “being ‘difficult’ during the series’ run.” Frances died when she was 86 years old. She passed away just 8 days before her 87th birthday.
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Jim Nabors
Actor Jim Nabors played the lovable buffoon of Mayberry, Gomer Pyle. The character became such a hit that after The Andy Griffith Show ended, the actor starred in his own spin-off.