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Scoobiedoo30 · 12-24-2006, 01:50 PM

I dont know if this is True but can some please clear something up for me I heard some where that Andy and Frances nervery got along

cattano · 02-01-2007, 01:59 PM

I've read that too, but I can't remember where.

Scoobiedoo30 · 02-01-2007, 03:12 PM

some body told me that they never got along from the start

snl 70s show fan · 02-01-2007, 08:05 PM

ive read and heard that she really didnt get along with anyone in the cast at all . but even if thats true i still cant picture anyone else playing aunt bea

AB · 02-01-2007, 08:30 PM

Watching them act together on the show, they seemed to get along but that
might have been just good acting.

Scoobiedoo30 · 02-01-2007, 08:35 PM

I know on the show it seem that Any and Frances got along

tdr · 02-01-2007, 08:54 PM

As I understand, it wasn't so much that Andy G. and Frances B. didn't get along between themselves, but that Frances was very sensitive. She would be hurt, and sometimes want to give a short lecture to anyone who was rude or profane on the set. And Andy, not being the patient type, and the one who had final say, would frequently rip the actors or crew-- not really that unsual, but the overly-sensitive persons would take it too hard, and maybe lash back or refuse to cooperate.

I have read that in her final days Frances made a phone call to Andy, apologizing for "being so difficult for so long." Who knows?... maybe, like many theatrically-trained actors who wound up playing parts they considered below their potential, she never had a good attitude toward the Aunt Bee role, but still couldn't argue with the show's success. Anyway, it was a dominant personality versus a sensitive personality, so it was almost inevitable they would not 'get along' like buddies.

treky · 02-03-2007, 01:34 AM

yes; that's what I've heard too. And I saw once on THE E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY when they were doing it about TAGS; and in one scene Howard Morris-Ernest T. Bass-was telling about something that happened once with an episode he was directing. (he directed some episodes)
He was directing her in a scene, and he said something to her that sounded mean, she took it the wrong way and just gave him a mean look and said "DON'T YOU EVER...SAY THAT TO ME AGAIN"!

Scoobiedoo30 · 02-03-2007, 02:00 AM

I do not remember The Andy Griffith Show True Hollywood Story

treky · 02-03-2007, 02:50 AM

it was on about 4 years ago.

Scoobiedoo30 · 02-03-2007, 02:55 AM

Does E! Entertainment Televison have a E-mail ddress

caladon · 02-03-2007, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

yes; that's what I've heard too. And I saw once on THE E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY when they were doing it about TAGS; and in one scene Howard Morris-Ernest T. Bass-was telling about something that happened once with an episode he was directing. (he directed some episodes)
He was directing her in a scene, and he said something to her that sounded mean, she took it the wrong way and just gave him a mean look and said "DON'T YOU EVER...SAY THAT TO ME AGAIN"!

I remember seeing the segment with Howard Morris. They were about to shoot a scene, and he was addressing the actors as to what he wanted from them in their performances. He prefaced his directions with "Now I want you to listen good." All in all a pretty benign statement. It was at this point the Frances Bavier took offense at his remark. Howard Morris couldn't understand why she would get so upset and have that type or reaction.

I can only guess that given her sensititve nature, she probably viewed it as an insult, by inferring that she hadn't been or wasn't paying attention. Or perhaps she felt that that was a statement used on children and not an adult. No way to know for sure.

Scoobiedoo30 · 02-03-2007, 07:06 PM

what did Frances pass away from

Janice · 02-04-2007, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by agmfox8@yahoo.com

what did Frances pass away from

Frances died of a heart attack in 1989 at the age of 86.

Scoobiedoo30 · 02-04-2007, 01:37 AM

did Frances pass away befor they made Return to Mayberry

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cattano Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 17	I've read that too, but I can't remember where.

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AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	Watching them act together on the show, they seemed to get along but that might have been just good acting.

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tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	As I understand, it wasn't so much that Andy G. and Frances B. didn't get along between themselves, but that Frances was very sensitive. She would be hurt, and sometimes want to give a short lecture to anyone who was rude or profane on the set. And Andy, not being the patient type, and the one who had final say, would frequently rip the actors or crew-- not really that unsual, but the overly-sensitive persons would take it too hard, and maybe lash back or refuse to cooperate. I have read that in her final days Frances made a phone call to Andy, apologizing for "being so difficult for so long." Who knows?... maybe, like many theatrically-trained actors who wound up playing parts they considered below their potential, she never had a good attitude toward the Aunt Bee role, but still couldn't argue with the show's success. Anyway, it was a dominant personality versus a sensitive personality, so it was almost inevitable they would not 'get along' like buddies.

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