Aunt Bee of Orlando wrote: >>I remember Andy telling a story about subject character being given some lines for an episode but he got so nervous at the prospect that he bowed out. That refusal probably cost him his billing and launched our ongoing search!<<
If indeed Mr. Schwamp originally was to have some speaking lines, that leads me to suspect that he must have had some prior theater, film, or television experience. A major production like "The Andy Griffith Show" would never contract someone off the street for a speaking role, no matter how small it might be. So there must be some record of this man's appearance before the public "somewhere's else." Now, if he were hired to just stand there in the stag line, nod, and smile, then I could believe he was just a friend of the key grip or something. But with speaking lines assigned to him, no way! Richard Veit _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
