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Size | 4.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3,000 items) |
Abstract | Frances Bavier was an actress chiefly remembered for her portrayal of Aunt Bee on the The Andy Griffith Show, which ran from 1960 to 1968 and for which she won an Emmy. Bavier retired in 1970 and, in 1972, moved to Siler City, N.C., where she lived a somewhat reclusive life. She died on 6 December 1989. The collection is chiefly fan mail, 1970s-1990, addressed to Frances Bavier at Siler City, N.C. Also included are a few acting contracts, address books, clippings, publicity and personal photographs, and other materials mostly relating to her acting career. |
Creator | Bavier, Frances. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom and Staff, 1991, 2005
Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, August 2005
Updated by: Dawne Howard Lucas, June 2022
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Frances Bavier was born in New York City. There is disagreement on whether she was born in 1902 or 1905. She had planned to be a teacher, but was influenced by a friend to try her hand at theater instead. Upon graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1925, she acted in the stage farce The Poor Nut. She later played the grandmother in the original Broadway production of On Borrowed Time. During World War II, she traveled with the USO to entertain the troops in the Pacific. Her last appearance on Broadway was in Point of No Return (1951) with Henry Fonda. Arriving in Hollywood in 1950, she appeared in such films as The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and The Stooge (1952). On the small screen, she found regular work in sitcoms including It's a Great Life (1956) and The Eve Arden Show (1957). She is most often remembered for her role as Aunt Bee on the The Andy Griffith Show, which ran from 1960 to 1968 and for which she won an Emmy. She remained with the show after Griffith left and the show was renamed Mayberry RFD.
Bavier retired in 1970 and, in 1972, moved to Siler City, N.C., where she lived a somewhat reclusive life. She died on 6 December 1989.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly fan mail, 1970s-1990, addressed to actress Frances Bavier, most often remembered for her role as Aunt Bee on the The Andy Griffith Show on television. The letters are address to Bavier in Siler City, N.C., where she retired in 1970. Also included are a few acting contracts, address books, clippings, publicity and personal photographs, and other materials mostly relating to her acting career.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Correspondence, 1967-1969 |
Folder 2 |
Correspondence, 1970-1972 |
Folder 3-5
Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5 |
Correspondence, 1973 |
Folder 6-8
Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8 |
Correspondence, 1974 |
Folder 9-10
Folder 9Folder 10 |
Correspondence, 1975 |
Folder 11-12
Folder 11Folder 12 |
Correspondence, 1976 |
Folder 13 |
Correspondence, 1977 |
Folder 14-15
Folder 14Folder 15 |
Correspondence, 1978 |
Folder 16 |
Correspondence, 1979 |
Folder 17-18
Folder 17Folder 18 |
Correspondence, 1980 |
Folder 19-22
Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22 |
Correspondence, 1981 |
Folder 23-25
Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25 |
Correspondence, 1982 |
Folder 26-27
Folder 26Folder 27 |
Correspondence, 1983 |
Folder 28-31
Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31 |
Correspondence, 1984 |
Folder 32-38
Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38 |
Correspondence, 1985 |
Folder 39-47
Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47 |
Correspondence, 1986 |
Folder 48-50
Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50 |
Correspondence, 1987 |
Folder 51-56
Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56 |
Correspondence, 1988 |
Folder 57-58
Folder 57Folder 58 |
Correspondence, 1989 |
Folder 59 |
Correspondence, 1990 |
Folder 60-67
Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67 |
Correspondence, undated |
Folder 68-76
Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76 |
Greeting cards |
Folder 77-79
Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79 |
Clippings |
Folder 80 |
Contracts |
Folder 81-82
Folder 81Folder 82 |
Address books |
Folder 83 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 84 |
The Actors' Fund membership certificate, 1976Accession 20220608.1 |
Image Folder P-4598/1-2
P-4598/1P-4598/2 |
Professional and personal photographs of Frances Bavier alone and with others |
Photograph Album 1-2
Photoalbum 1Photoalbum 2 |
Chiefly professional photographs of Frances Bavier |
Photograph Album 3 |
Chiefly personal and extended family photographs, 1890s-1920sAccession 20220608.1 Contains 20 pages and loose images. Images have been removed from the album and placed in enclosures. |