Nashville, Tenn. -- Actor George Lindsey was remembered Friday as the grinning Goober who made television viewers laugh for three decades on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw."
A public memorial service drew an estimated 400 people who paid last respects to Lindsey, 83, who died Sunday.
He was the beanie-wearing Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1964 to 1968 and its successor, "Mayberry Rfd," from 1968 to 1971. He played the same jovial character, a mechanic, on "Hee Haw" from 1971 until it went out of production in 1993. Reruns of those shows are still seen on TV.
Griffith did not attend, but sent a statement that was read by country music broadcaster Keith Bilbrey at the service at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
"George was a better joke teller than me, and I will say here that I `borrowed' jokes from George that he may have `borrowed' from Minnie Pearl," Griffith confessed. "George told me his...
A public memorial service drew an estimated 400 people who paid last respects to Lindsey, 83, who died Sunday.
He was the beanie-wearing Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1964 to 1968 and its successor, "Mayberry Rfd," from 1968 to 1971. He played the same jovial character, a mechanic, on "Hee Haw" from 1971 until it went out of production in 1993. Reruns of those shows are still seen on TV.
Griffith did not attend, but sent a statement that was read by country music broadcaster Keith Bilbrey at the service at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
"George was a better joke teller than me, and I will say here that I `borrowed' jokes from George that he may have `borrowed' from Minnie Pearl," Griffith confessed. "George told me his...
- 5/13/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Nashville, Tenn. -- Actor George Lindsey was remembered Friday as the grinning Goober who made television viewers laugh for three decades on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw."
A public memorial service drew an estimated 400 people who paid last respects to Lindsey, 83, who died Sunday.
He was the beanie-wearing Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1964 to 1968 and its successor, "Mayberry Rfd," from 1968 to 1971. He played the same jovial character, a mechanic, on "Hee Haw" from 1971 until it went out of production in 1993. Reruns of those shows are still seen on TV.
Griffith did not attend, but sent a statement that was read by country music broadcaster Keith Bilbrey at the service at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
"George was a better joke teller than me, and I will say here that I `borrowed' jokes from George that he may have `borrowed' from Minnie Pearl," Griffith confessed. "George told me his...
A public memorial service drew an estimated 400 people who paid last respects to Lindsey, 83, who died Sunday.
He was the beanie-wearing Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1964 to 1968 and its successor, "Mayberry Rfd," from 1968 to 1971. He played the same jovial character, a mechanic, on "Hee Haw" from 1971 until it went out of production in 1993. Reruns of those shows are still seen on TV.
Griffith did not attend, but sent a statement that was read by country music broadcaster Keith Bilbrey at the service at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
"George was a better joke teller than me, and I will say here that I `borrowed' jokes from George that he may have `borrowed' from Minnie Pearl," Griffith confessed. "George told me his...
- 5/13/2012
- by AP
- Aol TV.
Country music singer Carl Smith has died at the age of 82. Known as "Mister Country," he passed away on Saturday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee.
Former Grand Ole Opry announcer Keith Bilbrey told New York Times that Smith recently suffered a stroke and had been in failing health.
Smith had 41 chart singles during the '50s, including his hits "Let's Live a Little," "If Teardrops Were Pennies," and "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way," all of which established his name in country music.
He married fellow Grand Ole Opry member June Carter in 1952. They had one child together, singer Carlene Carter, before they divorced in 1956. He married "I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes" hitmaker Goldie Hill the following year.
Former Grand Ole Opry announcer Keith Bilbrey told New York Times that Smith recently suffered a stroke and had been in failing health.
Smith had 41 chart singles during the '50s, including his hits "Let's Live a Little," "If Teardrops Were Pennies," and "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way," all of which established his name in country music.
He married fellow Grand Ole Opry member June Carter in 1952. They had one child together, singer Carlene Carter, before they divorced in 1956. He married "I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes" hitmaker Goldie Hill the following year.
- 1/19/2010
- icelebz.com
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