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Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
Andrew Samuel GriffithBirth Date :
June 01, 1926Birth Place :
Mount Airy, North CarolinaSpouse :
Barbara Edwards (1949 - 1972), Solica Cassuto (1973 - 1981), Cindi Knight (since 2-Apr-83)Claim to fame :
As Sheriff Andy Taylor in TV Series "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968)
Griffith Donates Memorabilia to UNC
September 10, 2005 08:09:18Television and film star Andy Griffith has on Friday donated his personal collection of memorabilia chronicling his career to his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The collections among others include manuscripts, television and film footage and others, all of which will become part of UNC's Southern Historical Collection, which contains more than 15 million items in 4,900 collections.
"I am proud of my connections to Carolina and pleased to know that some results from a lifetime of work on television, film, stage and recordings will have a permanent home in Chapel Hill," Griffith commented.
