Andy Griffith

• Diners at a central Indiana cafe that pays homage to The Andy Griffith Show reflected on the actors life hours after his death at age 86.
(msnbc.com)
• RALEIGH, N.C. -- Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in The Andy Griffith Show and the rumpled defense lawyer in Matlock, died Tuesday. He was 86. Griffith died about 7 a.m.
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• Andy Griffith was famous for playing hayseed characters full of homespun wisdom. Off camera, though, he was no country bumpkin.
(Modesto Bee)
• 8:15 AM -- Ron Howard ‏just went to Twitter to post a message about his friend Andy Griffith writing, His pursuit of excellence and the joy he took in creating served generations shaped my life Im forever grateful RIP Andy.
(TMZ.com)
• The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock star was remembered by Hollywood stars young and old on Tuesday shortly after news broke of his death at age 86.
(WonderWall)
• (CNN)-- Actor Andy Griffith, the man who played folksy Sheriff Andy Taylor in the fictional town of Mayberry, has died at the age of 86, Sheriff J.D. Doug Doughtie of Dare County, North Carolina, said Tuesday. Griffith died at about 7 a.m.
(CNN)
• Earle Hagen spent a couple of months trying to come up with suitable music for The Andy Griffith Show. He awoke one morning, convinced the theme should be simple enough to whistle.
(WLKY.com)
• The former star of The Andy Griffith Show is remembered by Larry King, Whoopi Goldberg, Ron Howard, Slash and Brad Paisley among other stars.
(AceShowbiz)
• Andy Griffiths death on Tuesday meant the most prominent cast member of the landmark Andy Griffith Show had finally departed. Costar Don Knotts preceded Griffith in death in 2006 and Frances Bavier (who played Aunt Bea) died in 1989.
(Allentown Morning Call)