Born:
Barbara Bray Edwards: Abt. 1926 in Wilson County, North Carolina.How Andy and Barbara Met:
Barbara and Andy met at college when both were part of a group called the Carolina Playmakers.Wedding Date:
Barbara and Andy were married on Roanoke Island on August 26, 1949 just two months after they both graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Mal Vincent: "They were married on Roanoke Island in 1949. As he put it, "in an Anglican chapel by a Methodist minister to a Baptist maiden while a Roman Catholic pumped the pipe organ." Upon graduation, they went to Goldsboro, N.C., where he took a job teaching music at the local high school and she led the music program at a local church."
Source: Mal Vincent. "The real Andy Griffith lives among us, quietly." The Virginian-Pilot. 2/17/2008.
Children:
Andy and Barbara raised two children together.- Andrew Samuel Griffith, Jr: Born in 1957. In 1996, at the age of 38, Andy Jr. died of alcoholism.
- Dixie Nann Griffith: Born abt. 1960.
Divorce:
They divorced in June 1972. Andy received custody of their son Sam and Barbara received custody of their daughter Dixie Nann.Andy: "Barbara wasn't thick-skinned enough for show business. You've got to be able to fail and stand it."
Source: Mal Vincent. "The real Andy Griffith lives among us, quietly." The Virginian-Pilot. 2/17/2008.
Occupations:
Barbara: Singer, dancer, actress, church musical director.Andy Griffith's Marriages
Andy Griffith and Barbara EdwardsAndy Griffith and Solica Cassuto
Andy Griffith and Cindi Knight
