frances elizabeth bavier played aunt bee in the andy griffith show.
frances elizabeth bavier played aunt bee in the andy griffith show.
who played aunt bee in the andy griffith show?
frances elizabeth bavier
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frances elizabeth bavier (december 14, 1902 – december 6, 1989) was an american stage and television actress. originally from new york theatre, she worked in film and television from the 1950s until the 1970s. she is best known for her role of aunt bee on "the andy griffith show" and "mayberry r.f.d." from 1960 to 1970. aunt bee logged more mayberry years (ten) than any other character. she won an emmy award for outstanding supporting comedy actress for the role in 1967.









































section::::early life and career.
frances bavier
most of the surviving cast members of "the andy griffith show" reprised their roles in the reunion movie. one notable exception was frances bavier, who played aunt bee for all eight seasons as well as two seasons of "mayberry r.f.d." bavier had retired shortly after leaving "r.f.d." in 1970. her absence was explained by a scene in which andy visits the cemetery where aunt bee is buried, confirming that aunt bee is deceased. (the official reason given for bavier's absence was poor health. bavier reportedly was also reclusive and ambivalent about coming out of retirement, but she did in fact die three years after the program was filmed.) elinor donahue (as ellie walker) and jack burns (as warren ferguson) were two other cast members not to be involved in the movie. some of the main "r.f.d." regulars, including sam jones, son mike, and millie swanson—all of whom were first introduced on the last season of "the andy griffith show" itself—were also absent. (ken berry, who had played jones, was asked to appear but had to decline as he was busy playing vinton harper on "mama's family".) former series regulars howard mcnear (as floyd lawson), hope summers (as clara edwards), and paul hartman (as emmett clark) were all long deceased.
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