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Monday, May 07, 2012

George Lindsey, Known as Goober Pyle, Dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died. He was 83.

A press release from Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home in Nashville said Lindsay died early Sunday morning after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements were still being made.

Lindsey 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 service station attendant -- on "Hee Haw" from 1971 until it went out of production in 1993.

2 comments:

  1. Another nail in my coffin!
    Aunt Bee, Don Knotts, and now Goober! Add to that Davy Jones, now I'm really depressed!

    Rip! I heard you are a great guy off camera as well.

    Wish television today had comedy with clean jokes and family values like they did years ago!

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