When people think of The Andy Griffith Show, certain names immediately spring to mind — Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee, and Barney. But ...

Lucille Ball and William Frawley share a candid, affectionate moment off-screen—proof that behind Fred Mertz’s gruff exterior was a friendship that lasted long after the cameras stopped rolling.

Off-screen, she and Ball had a deep, enduring friendship. Despite tensions with her co-star William Frawley, her warmth shone through every scene. She passed away in 1979 after a battle with cancer.

Here’s a look back at the woman who inspired “Chicago” and those who have portrayed the scandalous seductress on stage and screen.

And then, there’s William Frawley, and how Lucy helped engineer his final appearance on television. From what I understand, during the 1964 fall season, Bill, who was then playing ‘Bub’ O ...

Born in 1887 in Iowa, William Frawley began his entertainment career in vaudeville, first performing alongside his brother and later, alongside his wife, Edna Louise Broedt, per Mental Floss.

This classic sitcom, one of Gen X’s most beloved classic TV shows, aired from 1969 to 1974 on ABC, telling the story of one ...

Even the plants are really growing; they’re not phony.” Desilu Productions hired a pair of veteran troupers, William Frawley and Vivian Vance, to play the family next door and serve as foils ...

Simmons, a long-time friend of the theater's artistic director, Dave Christman, sat down with an Echo Press reporter for an interview.

To make history, he just had to threaten CBS and Philip Morris, and get advice from an archbishop and a rabbi. An exclusive ...