4. The actress known as Aunt Bee on "The Andy Griffith Show", Frances Elizabeth Bavier, was born December 14, 1902, in New York City. What was her birth name?
From Quiz My Name Is Frances - Not Aunt Bee!
Answer:
Frances Elizabeth Bavier
Bavier's parents, Charles and Mary, lived in Gramercy Park, New York City. After originally planning to become a teacher, Bavier instead became involved in vaudeville, and later, with Broadway productions. At one time she used Hazel Howard as her stage name. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1925; her big break, which came in 1938, was starring in the stage production of "On Borrowed Time". She played the grandmother of the orphan, John 'Pud" Northrup. Together with her husband, they took Pud in and raised him after the death of his parents. Death, however, had other plans for Pud and his grandparents. Over her long career, Bavier appeared in thirteen films, and had supporting roles in many well-known television shows, such as "Rawhide", "Wagon Train", and "Dragnet", where she appeared in three episodes as Hazel Howard.