Frances Bavier may be best known for her role as the kind-hearted but firm Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show, but she infamously wasn’t much like her character in real life. Behind the soft ...

Frances Bavier, 86, actress remembered by millions of fans as the devoted Aunt Bee on TV`s long-running ”The Andy Griffith Show”; she had more than 20 years of stage experience, including ...

(Left to right) Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, and Frances Bavier in a 1960 promotional photo for ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ | CBS via Getty Images The creator of ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ felt ...

Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor, Ron Howard as Opie Taylor, and Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor of ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ | Hulton Archive/Getty Images Bavier, a talented actress ...

Elk St., Siler City, N.C., a five bedroom, three and half bath home, previously owned by Frances ... around Dec. 15. Bavier also left a good bit of her estate to UNC-TV. The photos on the Zillow ...

Frances Bavier, the late actress who played the kind-hearted Aunt Bee on the TV classic, "The Andy Griffith Show," apparently felt a lot of appreciation for her local police force. When Bavier ...