Posted on 05/16/2022 6:11:35 PM PDT by Cecily
Maggie Peterson, an actress who played Charlene Darling on "The Andy Griffith" show, has died. She was 81.
The Andy Griffith Museum took to social media on Monday and confirmed the star’s passing.
"It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Maggie Peterson Mancuso," the statement read. "Maggie will forever be remembered by Mayberry Fans as Charlene Darling on ‘The Andy Griffith Show.’ She brought so much joy to her fans, and to our Mayberry Days® Festival. We will miss you Maggie."
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She sure liked Andy, though. RIP
She was too good for Ernest T.
He’s a nut.
I live in Mayberry, so this is very sad news. RIP.
***Mayberry, it’s not a place, it’s a state of mind.***
He was just another millionaire showbiz Marxist.So anything that happened on that show means nothing to me.
See Post #6
All this time I thiought she was part of the Stoneman family.
I remember her.
Made Mr. Darling cry. Almost made me cry too. Dang, I'm getting old. Rest in peace Maggie.
Also, I am told his personality was much more like the character he played in ‘A Face in the Crowd’ - Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes.
I don’t remember her on the Andy Griffith Show. I do recall seeing her on one of my other favorites, Green Acres, and maybe Pettitcoat Junction too.
Maggie’s husband, Gus Mancuso died last January 2022, after having Alzheimers for many years. He was a jazz musician.
That’s why I tend not to want to know about performers themselves. They are not generally an admirable bunch. I like a character or a performance and settle for that. Otherwise I wouldn’t see much TV or movies or listen to much music. I knew about Andy Griffith’s dalliances and his general rottenness as a human being. (There is at least one episode in which Andy’s hand is bandaged. It is never mentioned in the show. It turned out that Griffith, in a rage, had punched a hole in a wall.) I like Andy Taylor the character but I wouldn’t have liked Andy Griffith the person.
Well played.
Andy Griffith Show is the epitome of TV, childhood and all that is good and wonderful in America and home. No matter how old I get I’ll always be friends in my mind with the characters on that show. And the portrayal of life in simpler times had a nostalgic quality all to its own.
Sad news. I liked her Charlene Darling character.
Right on. I watched the show in syndication, and it is a Happy Place for me.
When our kids were young we quit network tv which was becoming a filthy swamp. We got dvds of classic tv shows. Andy was one of our favorites.
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