Andy Griffith, Dead at 86, a Fine Actor Whose Greatest Creation was Mayberry
Mayberry RIP
More than almost anyone, Griffith helped demolish stereotypical hillbillies, writes Malcolm Jones.
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The Andy Griffith Show began in 1960 as a show about hicks and bumpkins, and the lead character, Sheriff Andy Taylor, was every bit as corn pone as the rest.