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Back to Mayberry: The Life of Andy Griffith
2024-10-14 14:00:00 2024-10-14 15:00:00 America/Chicago Back to Mayberry: The Life of Andy Griffith Historian Jim Gibbons will discuss the life and career of Andy Griffith. R Main Library - Lake Room

Monday, October 14
2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Lake Room

Historian Jim Gibbons will discuss the life and career of Andy Griffith. R

Gibbons will explain how after graduating from the University of North Carolina, Griffith began his rise to fame as a film star. He will discuss his great friendships with costars Don Knotts and Jim Nabors of The Andy Griffith Show and how Griffith was and still is known for being a role model to many today. 

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