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Betty Lynn

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[Wikipedia] Elizabeth Ann Theresa Lynn was an American actress. She played Thelma Lou, Deputy Barney Fife's girlfriend, on The Andy Griffith Show. During the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in many films, including Sitting Pretty (1948), June Bride (1948), the original Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), and Meet Me in

Quotes by Betty Lynn

I still stay in touch with Elinor Donahue. I've known Elinor since she was 14-years-old.

Known

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In 1986, when they made the TV movie, Return to Mayberry, Barney and Thelma Lou did get married!

Made

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On the third Friday of each month, I go to the Andy Griffith Museum. I get to meet hundreds of fans who…

Each month

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I love to meet people for lunch at my favorite restaurant, the Loaded Goat. It is named after the Andy Griffith Show…

Andy griffith show

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Andy [Griffith] and I spoke on the phone not too long before he died. I told him I loved him and he…

Died

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They were all wonderful [on Andy Griffith Show], but I enjoyed Andy and Don and Ron the most. Ron played little Opie…

Acting

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I love Mayberry! The people here are wonderful! When I'm at the grocery store people come up and hug me. Friends pick…

Blue

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George Lindsay who played Goober thought Andy Griffith Show limited his career.

Andy griffith show

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I was under contract with Walt Disney at the time. I was co-starring in my second season of a show called, Texas…

Agents

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I'd been visiting Mount Airy every year for Mayberry Days. Twice when I was doing personal appearances, one in Alabama and once…

Airy

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We actually grew closer as friends years later when we started doing personal appearances together. I stayed in touch with Andy [Griffith]…

Appearance

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Twenty years after the Andy Griffith Show when Andy did Matlock, he hired me for four episodes. I told him I wanted…

Affair

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Once when I was cooking I burned my arm with scalding water. I went to the Emergency Room of the Hospital. When…

Andy griffith show

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Don Knotts won five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series [in…

Actors

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Don Knotts left [Andy Griffith Show] to pursue a movie career, so once he was gone I left too.

Andy griffith show

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[I and Don Knotts never have a romantic relationship off screen].We were just good friends, and would go out to dinner sometimes…

Dinner

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I think the show has so many wonderful memories connected to it for lots of people. When fans come to see me…

Cheeks

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We didn't have reruns back then, so when the show ended we thought it was over. I'm overwhelmed by how long the…

After school

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One reason [of Andy Griffith Show popularity] is because of the formula. It had comedy, but it also had tender moments. The…

Andy griffith show

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