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In Memoriam: Andy Griffith, 1926-2012

In Memoriam: Andy Griffith, 1926-2012

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Jul 03, 2012
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It's supposed to be an insult, describing a performer as a "professional [ethnicity]"--someone who, with little else to recommend him, makes a living pandering to stereotypes. Andy Griffith, born in 1926 in Mount Airy, N.C., was a lifelong professional Southerner, but he turned that into an honorable calling. As much as anything--his huge range, his ast…

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