Born June 1, 1926· Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA
† Died July 3, 2012
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Raised in Mount Airy, North Carolina, Griffith discovered his love for performance through school drama and a church brass band, later earning a Bachelor of Music from the University of North Carolina and teaching music and drama before turning to comedy. His breakthrough came with a nationally popular monologue about football in 1953, followed by a Tony-nominated Broadway turn in No Time for Serg…
