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TV's pioneers fading into history With Andy Griffith's passing, America loses one of its last living links to the early days of television. Griffith laid to rest within 5 hours The body of Andy Griffith, a North Carolina native and actor who for years won over audiences with his folksy appeal, was buried Tuesday morning less than five hours after he died. Andy Griffith, creator of Mayberry, dies at 86 RALEIGH — Andy Griffith's gift to the show that bore his name wasn't just the homespun wisdom of the plain-spoken sheriff he played. It was the place he created: a small town where all foibles are forgiven and friendships are forever, full of characters who felt like family. Remembering Andy Griffith (1926–2012): How Mayberry Makes Us Feel This Fourth of July, many Americans found themselves yearning for a better America, while mourning the loss of Andy Griffith and watching marathons of "The Andy Griffith Show." 'The Andy Griffith Show': Recalling some greatest episodes With Andy Griffith's death, another legend of TV's early days is gone. But reruns of "The Andy Griffith Show" will live on forever. The 1960-68 CBS series presented a small-town vision of America that focused on common decency and shared humanity, and yet it never descended into clichés (at least not until the black-and-white episodes were replaced by color TV). Andy Griffith evoked, stylized small-town America Close your eyes and picture it: small-town America. Andy Griffith's hometown stunned over his passing On the map it is called Mt. Airy, but to visitors and locals alike it is known as Mayberry, the fictional but all too real town that was featured on the Andy Griffith Show. Andy Griffith dead at 86 RALEIGH (AP) - It was all too easy to confuse Andy Griffith the actor with Sheriff Andy Taylor, his most famous character from "The Andy Griffith Show." Andy Griffith, beloved TV star, dies at 86 Associated Press Andy Griffith in 1983. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- He was a vocalist, an actor, a stand-up comic, a producer and once even a schoolteacher, but we knew him best for creating the mythic Mayberry, a Camelot in bib overalls where home-spun wisdom reigned, in "The Andy Griffith Show." Andy Griffith showed small-town America to the modern world Close your eyes and picture it: small-town America.
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