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  1. Jul 6, 2012 · While the actor was an icon to millions for his role as Mayberry’s wise and gentle sheriff, to longtime Denver resident Dixie Nann Griffith, “he was just my dad,” she said repeatedly Friday ...

  2. Apr 24, 2016 · “He was not the typical Hollywood type,” Andy Griffith’s daughter, Dixie, tells Closer, adding that her father, who passed away in 2012 at 86, was “gracious” to fans and “felt free ...

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  4. Jan 8, 2021 · His daughter, Dixie Nann Griffith, finally gave fans an insight into the man behind The Andy Griffith Show. Griffith and his first wife, Barbara Bray, adopted two children together, Sam and Dixie. Their son, Sam, was a real-estate developer, but unfortunately, Sam struggled with alcohol abuse. Griffith’s son died in 1996 at the young age of 37.

  5. October 2020. Andy Griffith: A Real Dad, Too. Dixie Griffith reflects on her childhood with America’s TV dad. By Lori Grossman. Left to right: Andy, Dixie and Sam. Photo by Dixie Griffith.

  6. Dec 8, 2021 · Dixie was just one-year-old when “The Andy Griffith Show” debuted in October 1960, starting the sitcom’s eight-year run on CBS. Griffith’s deft, warm portrayal of Andy Taylor, the kind ...

  7. This incredible actor who made millions laugh was married three times. He and his first wife Barbara Bray Edwards adopted son Sam and daughter Dixie together. Sam worked as a real-estate developer but struggled with alcohol abuse for many years and passed away in 1996 at the age of 37. Andy had a hard time accepting his son was forever gone and ...

  8. Nov 29, 2022 · Dixie Griffith, an American woman, was born in 1960. She is well known for being Andy Griffith and Barbara Griffith’s adoptive child. Andy Griffith’s portrayal of the tough-but-kind sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show captured the attention of American TV viewers for much of the 1960s.

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