Andy Griffith

By: Rachael A. Wright

Quick FactsAndy Samuel Griffith was an American actor, television producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer. He was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead character in the 1960–1968 situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show and in the 1986–1995 legal drama Matlock

Lived: Jun 01, 1926 - Jul 03, 2012 (age 86)Height: 6' 0" (1.83 m)Spouse: Cindi Knight (1983 - 2012) · Solica Casuto (1975 - 1981) · Barbara Griffith

Buried: Roanoke IslandChildren: Andy Griffith Jr. · Dixie GriffithParents: Geneva Nunn Griffith · Carl Lee Griffith

Jobs(6)TV Producer Singer Comedian Writer

Teacher Musician

Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, television producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer.[2] He was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead character in the 1960–1968 situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show and in the 1986–1995 legal drama Matlock.

Andy Samuel Griffith’s Grammy Award

Andy Griffi th’sSad Death

Poor Andy S. Griffith Died

of a very dreadful

heart attack

Bibliography

C l i p A r t +

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Griffith

Snoopy !