Crazy Secrets You Didn’t Know About The Andy Griffith Show. Bonus: What The Stars Look Like Today!

Mending Rifts

In 1998, Andy Griffith said that Frances had called him shortly before her death and that she’d apologized for “being ‘difficult’ during the series’ run.” She died at age 86, just eight days shy of her 87th birthday due to congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and other ailments.