Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic

Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show

A lively and revealing biography of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, this â€œhumorous, informative, and poignant bookâ€ celebrates the powerful real-life friendship behind one of Americaâ€™s most iconic television programs and â€œshows how the magic was createdâ€ (Library Journal).

Andy Griffith and Don Knotts first met on Broadway in the 1950s. When Andy moved to Hollywood to film a TV pilot for a comedy about a small-town sheriff, Don called to ask if Andyâ€™s sheriff could use a deputy. The friendship and comedy partnership between Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife ignited The Andy Griffith Show, elevating the folksy television sitcom into a timeless study of human friendship. Together, they created a program with a uniquely small-town dynamic that captured the hearts of Americans across the country who watched these two men rocking on the front porch, meditating about the pleasure of a bottle of pop.

But behind this sleepy charm, de VisÃ©â€™s exclusive reporting â€œcaptures the complexity of both men and the intimacy of their friendship with extreme detail and sensitivityâ€ (Publishers Weekly), from unspoken rivalries, passionate affairs, unrequited loves, struggles with the temptations of fame, and friendships lost and regained. Although Andy and Don ended their Mayberry partnership in 1965, they remained best friends for the next half-century.

Written by Don Knottsâ€™s brother-in-law, Andy and Don is â€œa rewarding dual biography that is also a lively look inside the entertainment industry in the latter half of the twentieth centuryâ€ (News & Observer). Entertaining and provocative, it â€œcaptures a golden moment in modern Americana. Youâ€™ll not only return again to Mayberry, youâ€™ll feel as though youâ€™ve never leftâ€ (Tom Shales, Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning television critic).
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1476747741
ReleaseDate 2016-06-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476747743

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	1476747741
ReleaseDate	2016-06-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476747743

Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show

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