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Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, Bavier worked in film and television from the 1950s. She is best known as the role of Aunt Bee on ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and ''Mayberry R.F.D.'' from 1960 to 1970. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. Bavier won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967. ==Early life and career== Born in New York City, Bavier originally planned to become a teacher after attending Columbia University. She first appeared in vaudeville, later moving to the Broadway stage. After graduating from American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1925, she found herself cast in the stage comedy ''The Poor Nut''. Bavier's big break came in the original Broadway production of ''On Borrowed Time''. She later appeared with Henry Fonda in the play ''Point of No Return''. Bavier had roles in more than a dozen films, as well as playing a range of supporting roles on television. Career highlights include her turn as Mrs. Barley in the classic 1951 film ''The Day the Earth Stood Still''. In 1955 she played an early auntie role as Aunt Maggie Sawtelle, a frontier Ma Barker-type character in the Lone Ranger episode "Sawtelle's Saga End." In the episode, she fights with Tonto while the Lone Ranger fought with her nephew. At the conclusion, Tonto says that he'd like to trade opponents next time. In 1957 she played Nora Martin, mother to Eve Arden, in the series ''The Eve Arden Show''. That year she guest starred in the eighth episode of ''Perry Mason'' as Louise Marlow in "The Case of the Crimson Kiss". She was in an episode of ''Make Room for Daddy,'' which featured Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor and Ron Howard as Opie Taylor. She played a character named Henrietta Perkins. The episode became ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and Bavier was cast in the new role of Aunt Bee. Bavier had a love-hate relationship with her most famous role, Aunt Bee, during the run of the show. As a New York actress, she felt her dramatic talents were being overlooked. At the same time, she played Aunt Bee for eight seasons and was the only original cast member to remain with the series in the spin-off, ''Mayberry R.F.D.'', staying two additional seasons. In contrast to her affable character, Aunt Bee, Bavier was easily offended and the production staff took a very cautious approach when dealing with her.. Series star Andy Griffith admitted that the two sometimes clashed during the series' run. In an April 24, 1998 appearance on ''Larry King Live'', Griffith stated that Bavier had phoned him four months before she died, and said she was deeply sorry for being "difficult" during the series' run. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy, in 1967. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frances Bavier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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