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D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith (David Llewelyn Wark Griffith), 1875-1948, American movie director and producer, b. La Grange, Ky. Griffith was the first major American film director. He began his film career as an actor and a scenario writer in 1908 with the Biograph Company. He soon began to direct and at once be... Read more
Arthur Griffith
Arthur Griffith 1872-1922, Irish statesman, founder of Sinn Féin . He joined the nationalist movement as a young man. In 1899 he founded the United Irishman, in which he advocated that Irish members of Parliament withdraw from Westminster and organize their own assembly. His goal was the ... Read more
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish 1896-1993, American stage and movie actress, b. Springfield, Ohio. In 1912 she began her film career with D. W. Griffith . A fragile, delicate beauty, Gish often played a heroine rescued from cruel fate at the last moment. For Griffith, she appeared in The Birth of a Nation (1915), ... Read more
Francis Griffith Newlands
Francis Griffith Newlands 1848-1917, American legislator, b. Natchez, Miss. After practicing law in San Francisco from 1870, he moved (1888) to Nevada. He became well known for his interest in irrigation and reclamation and for his advocacy of free silver. He was (1893-1903) U.S. Congressman from N... Read more
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford 1893-1979, American movie actress, b. Toronto, Ont. In 1909 she began working with D. W. Griffith . Specializing in playing young girls, she was dubbed "America's Sweetheart." Her films include A Poor Little Rich Girl (1917), Pollyanna (1919), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921),... Read more
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett , 1884-1960, American movie director and producer, b. Danville, Que. In 1909 he began working for D. W. Griffith at the Biograph Company, and in 1912 he organized his own Keystone Company. Sennett's films, rarely more than one or two reels long, were slapstick comedies noted for their... Read more
Michael Collins
Michael Collins 1890-1922, Irish revolutionary leader. He spent the years from 1907 to 1916 in England, during which period he joined the Fenian movement . He took part in the Easter Rebellion in Dublin in 1916 and was imprisoned for the rest of the year. One of the Sinn Féin members who ... Read more
gerrymander
gerrymander , in politics, rearrangement of voting districts so as to favor the party in power. The objective is to create as many districts as possible in areas of known support and to concentrate the opposition's strength into as few districts as possible. Extremely irregular boundary lines are so... Read more
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn , d. 1063, ruler of Wales (1039-63). A series of campaigns against other Welsh princes made him the ruler of virtually all Wales. Allied with the outlawed Ælfgar of Mercia, he launched a series of raids into W England, but his power was broken by Harold in two invasions ... Read more
William Thomas Cosgrave
William Thomas Cosgrave kŏz´grāv , 1880-1965, Irish statesman; father of Liam Cosgrave . A member of Sinn Féin , he fought in the Easter Rebellion (1916) and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Freed a year later, he was elected to the British Parliament in 1918 but protest... Read more

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Ron Howard
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...some for his roles as Opie on The Andy Griffith Show and Richie Cunningham on...freckle-faced Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show, as redheaded Richie Cunningham...and wanted to cast him in The Andy Griffith Show. The Andy Griffith Show...
Cosby, Bill
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Sheldon Leonard, producer of mid-1960s hits including The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and The Andy Griffith Show, saw The Tonight Show the night Cosby was on. He signed Cosby to play opposite Robert Culp on a new dramatic...
Thomas, Danny
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...entertainer turned sitcom star. Along with partner Sheldon Leonard, he produced such landmark television series as The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and many others. However, his most enduring contribution was the time and energy...
William Henry Cosby Jr
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Leonard, producer of mid-1960s hits including "The Danny Thomas Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," and "The Andy Griffith Show," was watching "The Tonight Show" the night Cosby was on. At the time, he was looking for a male actor to...
No Time for Sergeants
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre No Time for Sergeants (1955), a comedy by Ira Levin . [Alvin Theatre, 796 perf.] Will Stockdale ( Andy Griffith) is a garrulous, innocent hillbilly serving in the Air Force. Crotchety Sergeant King ( Myron McCormick) takes an instant dislike...
Louis Burt Mayer
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...seen it, Mayer paid filmmaker D.W. Griffith $25,000 for exclusive northeast distribution rights for Griffith's Civil War epic Birth of a Nation...creative influence reached its apex with the Andy Hardy series, a string of hits starring...

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Howard, Ron
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...beginning in 1960, including The Andy Griffith Show, 1960–68, The...playing easygoing Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68...personable son of the widowed Andy Griffith earned Howard numerous film roles...
Hawn, Goldie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...toured as dancer in Kiss Me Kate ; danced at The Desert Inn, Las Vegas; 1967—TV debut as dancer on Andy Griffith special; 1967–68—regular on TV show Good Morning World ; 1968–70—regular...
Ineptitude
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Ado About Nothing ] Fife, Barney deputy who can ’ t be trusted with loaded gun. [TV: “ The Andy Griffith Show ” in Terrace, I, 55 – 56] George of the Jungle bungling do-gooder. [TV: Terrace...
Nirvana
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...from the lightweight, mildly outrageous "Floyd the Barber," inspired by a character on the television series The Andy Griffith Show, to the dark and angry "Scoff," a punkish retort to someone in authority. Though a few tracks seem too slight...
Chelsea Girls
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...x2013;68. Lugg, Andrew, "On Andy Warhol," in Cineaste (New York...August 1969. Cipnic, D. J., "Andy Warhol: Iconographer," in Sight...Retrospective Look at the Films of D.W. Griffith and Andy Warhol," in Film Journal (New...
Sentimentality
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...x201C; Little Goody Two Shoes ” in Barnhart, 502] Hardy, Andy protagonist of 1930s series of sentimental “ family ” movies. [Am. Cinema: Griffith, 300] Little Nell death scene of sweet child epitomizes sentimentality...
Montgomery, Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Untamed (Conway) (as Andy McAllister); Their Own Desire...Another Language (Edward Griffith) (as Victor Hallam); Night...Biography of a Bachelor Girl (Griffith) (as Kurt); Vanessa: Her...Benjie); No More Ladies (Griffith) (as Sherry Warren) 1936...
Irene
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Costume Designer: 1932 The Animal Kingdom (Griffith) (co) 1933 Goldie Gets Along (St...Vidor); Nothing but Trouble (Taylor); Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (Seitz); A...the Lake (Montgomery); Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (Goldbeck); The Secret Heart...
An American in Paris
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1959; reprinted in Film Culture (New York), June 1959. Griffith, Richard, The Cinema of Gene Kelly, New York, 1962. Truchaud...in Skrien (Amsterdam), February-March 1984. Medhurst, Andy, "The Musical," in The Cinema Book, edited by Pam Cook...
Kelly, Gene
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Jerry Benson) 1968 The Young Girls of Rochefort (Demy) (as Andy Miller) 1973 Forty Carats (Katselas) (as Billy Boyland...Entertainment Weekly, 13 May 1994. On KELLY: books— Griffith, Richard, The Cinema of Gene Kelly, New York, 1962. Springer...

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Andy Griffith Discusses his New Gospel Album
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 4/20/1996; 700+ words ; ...excerpt of theme song from `The Andy Griffith Show'] DANIEL ZWERDLING, Host: We learned some amazing Andy Griffith facts this past week. Zillions of Americans have seen the old Andy Griffith Show where he played the sheriff...
Andy Griffith Has TV Special, New Album
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/6/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...NEW YORK Jim Nabors, left, Don Knotts, Andy Griffith and Ron Howard appear in "The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry," in this...2003. (AP Photo/CBS, Ron Tom) At 77, Andy Griffith remains a fine actor, a much-beloved...
Profile: Andy Griffith's hometown honors him by renaming a stretch of US Highway 52
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 10/19/2002; ; 682 words ; 00-00-0000 Profile: Andy Griffith's hometown honors him by renaming...2:00 PM SCOTT SIMON, host: Andy Griffith has finally come home. This week...renaming a stretch of US Highway 52 Andy Griffith Parkway. Larry Schooler of member...
Andy Griffith returns to `Mayberry' again for CBS.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/10/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Rhodes, the character played by Andy Griffith in 1957's "A Face in the Crowd...demonize. From his run on "The Andy Griffith Show" to his years as "Matlock...Griffith is doing publicity for "The Andy Griffith Reunion: Back to Mayberry...
Andy Griffith to Unveil Statue in Hometown
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/22/2004; 542 words ; ...Dateline: MOUNT AIRY, N.C. Andy Griffith gets a closer look at a bronze statue of Andy and Opie honoring The Andy Griffith television show, in this Oct...statue will be placed outside the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mount Airy, which...
Andy Griffith, the Unlikely Movie Star
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/22/2007; 700+ words ; ...RALEIGH, N.C. - At age 81, Andy Griffith has been discovered. Sure, he...homegrown wisdom on the "The Andy Griffith Show." Or as the disheveled...Griffith's son, Opie, in "The Andy Griffith Show" - which airs every day...
Mayberry for a Day; In Andy Griffith's Home Town, Life Imitates Sitcom
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/1/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...It seems impossible that "The Andy Griffith Show" was never actually filmed here. It seems impossible that Andy Griffith was never actually the sheriff...town of Mount Airy still loves Andy Griffith and everything "The Andy Griffith...
SHERIFF TAYLOR GETS BADGE OF HONOR ANDY GRIFFITH PARKWAY NOW RUNS THROUGH MOUNT AIRY, N.C.
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 10/17/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...is pretty much the same thing. Andy Griffith came home. That makes for awful...town utopia of Mayberry on "The Andy Griffith Show." Griffith made his first...Airy, you'll be traveling the Andy Griffith Parkway. "This is the biggest...
Andy Griffith Sues Andy Griffith
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/10/2006; 598 words ; ...in letting bygones be bygones. Andy Griffith, the actor who portrayed the...Griffith when he used his new name - Andy Griffith - to promote his candidacy for...nickel from the use of the name Andy Griffith or any item bearing the name Andy...
ANDY GRIFFITH WHAT IT IS, IS GOSPEL ON A NEW ALBUM OF HYMNS, THE FOLKSY ACTOR REVEALS HIS SURPRISINGLY RICH BARITONE VOICE.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/18/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...CORRESPONDENT MANTEO, N.C. -- ANDY GRIFFITH rarely steps out of the magic...Mayberryites from the classic ``Andy Griffith Show.'' And he's not...the marketing company. ``Andy has a lot of fans.'' Griffith's TV fans may be surprised...