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Frances Bavier‌

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Frances Bavier

Manhattan, New York, USA

Frances Bavier

Manhattan, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1902-12-14

Popularity

star10.8

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, Bavier worked in film and television from the 1950s. She is best known for her role of Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960–70. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967. Bavier had roles in more than a dozen films, as well as playing a range of supporting roles on television. Career highlights include her turn as Mrs. Barley in the classic 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still. In 1955, she played the rough and tough "Aunt Maggie" Sawtelle, a frontier Ma Barker-type character, in the Lone Ranger episode "Sawtelle's Saga End". In the episode, she fights with Tonto while the Lone Ranger battles with her nephew. At the conclusion, Tonto says that he would like to trade opponents next time. In 1957, she played Nora Martin, mother to Eve Arden's character on The Eve Arden Show, despite the fact that Arden was only 6 or 7 years younger than Bavier. That same year, Bavier guest-starred in the eighth episode of Perry Mason as Louise Marlow in "The Case of the Crimson Kiss". She was in an episode of Make Room for Daddy, which featured Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor and Ron Howard as Opie Taylor. She played a character named Henrietta Perkins. The episode led to The Andy Griffith Show, and Bavier was cast in the new role of Aunt Bee. Bavier had a love-hate relationship with her famous role during the run of the show. As a New York City actress, she felt her dramatic talents were being overlooked, yet after playing Bee for eight seasons, she was the only original cast member to remain with the series in the spin-off, Mayberry R.F.D., for two additional seasons.

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still‌
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calendar 1951

Benji

Benji‌
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calendar 1974

Man in the Attic

Man in the Attic‌
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calendar 1953

Horizons West

Horizons West‌
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calendar 1952

Bend of the River

Bend of the River‌
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calendar 1952

The Stooge

The Stooge‌
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calendar 1951

The Lady Says No

The Lady Says No‌
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calendar 1952

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed‌
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calendar 1958

Sally and Saint Anne

Sally and Saint Anne‌
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calendar 1952

It Started with a Kiss

It Started with a Kiss‌
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calendar 1959

My Wife's Best Friend

My Wife's Best Friend‌
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calendar 1952

The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed‌
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calendar 1956

Girls About Town

Girls About Town‌
star6.4
calendar 1931

The Blessed Midnight

The Blessed Midnight‌
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calendar 1956

Tv Credits

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show‌
star7.6
calendar 1960

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip‌
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calendar 1958

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.‌
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calendar 1964

Dragnet

Dragnet‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
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calendar 1957

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
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calendar 1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
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calendar 1951

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.‌
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calendar 1968

The Eve Arden Show

The Eve Arden Show‌
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calendar 1957

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
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calendar 1959

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star6.0
calendar 1950

The Thin Man

The Thin Man‌
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calendar 1957

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot‌
star4.8
calendar 1957

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

City Detective

City Detective‌
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calendar 1953

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life‌
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calendar 1954

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star6.0
calendar 1950

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta‌
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calendar 1953

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta‌
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calendar 1953

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre‌
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calendar 1952

The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
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calendar 1951

Revlon Mirror Theatre

Revlon Mirror Theatre‌
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calendar 1953