If you’re an avid fan of The Andy Griffith Show, actor Elinor Donahue is a familiar face from the series’ first season.She played “lady druggist” Ellie Walker on the CBS comedy for about a ...

Elinor Donahue’s decision to leave The Andy Griffith Show seemed odd to fans. The writers’ refusal to write the character out of the show was nearly inexplicable. Together, those two factors ...

ELINOR DONAHUE REMEMBERS: "When I went from Father Knows Best to The Andy Griffith Show I felt like a bird out of a nest. I didn't feel like I had all my feathers yet and I didn't feel capable. It ...

From the jug-band stylings of the Grammy-nominated Dillards as the Darling family, to the melodious outbursts of town ...

Yet amidst all the fantastical storytelling, The Andy Griffith Show stood out for its simplicity. ... (Elinor Donahue), but the chemistry didn’t click. Elinor left after one season, ...

When The Andy Griffith Show made its debut in 1960, few could have imagined the enduring legacy it would leave on American television and in the hearts of viewers, then or now. Set in the fictional ...

Elinor Donahue played the eldest daughter on the 1950s TV show 'Father ... Donahue had appeared in dozens of programs — "Andy Griffith," "Star Trek" and "77 Sunset Strip," to name a few ...

Mary Eleanor Donahue (born April 19, 1937), credited as Elinor Donahue, is an American actress, best remembered today for playing the role of Betty Anderson, ...

”The Andy Griffith Show,” Season 1, Episode 11, “The Christmas Story.” Starring Andy Griffith, Don Knotts Ron Howard, Frances Bavier and Elinor Donahue. Guest starring Sam Edwards ...