Elinor Donahue - Archive Interview Part 2 of 7

[coronet51]

What a joy to watch these interviews with Elinor. Love her so much. The 1st season of Andy Griffith is my favorite, I so wish they had brought her back. She was Andy's best, most fun love interest, and they ultimately could have gotten married at the end.

[3140coleman]

yes what a beauty. does a 12 year old in 1955 I was so in love with her. and the beautiful bright engaging smile still makes my old heart skip a beat.

[rubyhunternc]

When she starts speaking her voice is strong but by the time she gets close to the end of her thought her voice trails off to a soft raspy wisper almost inaudible. I had to keep running it back to get what she was saying. Then she laughed while she was saying her friend got run over by a Taxi and I couldn't understand what she had said. I've always loved her though and just didn't want to miss any of what she was saying.

[sadiegatton]

what a lovely smile, she was my favorite character on the Andy Griffith show. I named my dog after her Ellie Mae Walker. Love seeing this and hearing about her career.

[Setebos]

Talk about aging gracefully.  What A Beauty!

[Rikki0]

How wonderful to hear this. What a marvelous woman. The prima donnas of today should be forced to watch this once a day, every day. Perhaps they could learn how to comport themselves with such dignity and grace, and they might even learn a new word to include in their limited vocabularies. Humility. Thank you, Miss Donahue.

[MemphisMoll]

"Elinor, gee I think you're swell" is from the Hollies song, "Elinor". And I was born in 1960. This is a very classy lady with great often unheard insight. It isn't glamorous, but it is elegence, class, and grace.

[SenorZorrozzz]

The Turtles

[dertel1]

Elinor, gee I think you're swell

If you remember where that line is from, you're older than you think you are

If you don't remember it, you grew up in the 60's

[wehoguy01]

Really valuable oral history that otherwise would never be done. Thanks for doing these.

[Crazeyfor67]

She still has all her charms. Thanks

[m1a2h3]

Yeah right! Tinker...

[tinkerbellisfunny]

shes my grandmother. its true

[BrownPlaid13]

Tink, treasure her. I'm sure you do. But your gram is a national treasure.

[emerald2058]

@tinkerbellisfunny. . . . when I was growing up in the early 70's it was women like Ellinor Donahue and Mary Tyler Moore that I watched so careully to see how they presented themselves because I wanted to be just as posed as they were. You are blessed to have such a interesting Grandmother. God bless your family.

[saskwatcher]

@tinkerbellisfunny Well I've fallen in love with her again, an unequited love from her days as Betty Anderson. What a lovely warm person she is and you know what? That shone through the camera on Father Knows Best too. Now Elinor Donahue is a person people would tune in to watch today because of her radiance. Warmth is missing in tv these days. It's never too late!

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