James Best

2015-04-08 Thread Jim and Nancy
I was amazed at how many movies Mr. Best made and with celebs like Jimmy Stewart, Paul Newman and Burt Reynolds. He acted with so many wonderful actors and actresses during his career. My wife and I were so fortunate to have met him at Mayberry Days a few years ago and to have gotten his auto

Living cast members

2015-04-08 Thread Paul Mulik
There are only six main cast members still living: Ron Howard (Opie), Jim Nabors (Gomer), Betty Lynn (Thelma Lou), Jack Burns (Warren), Keith Thibodeaux (Johnny Paul Jason), and Elinor Donahue (Ellie Walker). By "main cast" I mean actors who appeared in ten or more episodes. Supporting cast m

Mayberry Heroes

2015-04-08 Thread DAVID QUINN
Speaking of Mayberry Heroes that are still alive, almost every day when I am watching MeTV, they will run an ad featuring the present day William Schallert (Sam Becker) and he will do a quick ad for them. Mr. Schallert is 92 and looks pretty good.Best of health to you Sam and give our be

James Best

2015-04-08 Thread Dan Goodwin
In reading James' book, I realized that he wasn't just a prolific TV actor, he was a real, live movie star in his own right. dan --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WB

James

2015-04-08 Thread CTMIDWAY58
James BestYes, he was Best!! Fantastic Actor, great humanitarian, loved people, loved humor, loved art, loved The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry Days! I went back and ran a clip I made last year, a 'debate' between "Barney and Rosco" and it was still funny, but so sad to realize there w