Article last updated on May 19th, 2022
A photo has circulated on social media and various websites with the claim that the woman in the picture is a young, Francis Bavier , aka "Aunt Bea" from "The Andy Griffith Show". The caption claims the photo is from 1936, but it's actually a publicity still of another actress from 1949 for a film called, "Yes Sir, That's My Baby". This myth has been going around for several years, but today we will debunk it once and for all.
***(I apologize in advance for any grammatical errors you may find while reading this report.)*** Now let's get into it...
^^^Frances Bavier
-Who is Frances Bavier?
Frances Bavier was an actress best known for playing Aunt Bee on the television shows..."The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D." from 1960 to 1970.
^^^This is the photo in question.
-Is this a photo of a young Frances Bavier?
Answer: NO.
-If this isn't a photo of Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) then who is the woman in the picture?
Answer: Gloria DeHaven
-But I read on the internet it was a photo of Frances Bavier from 1936, who is Gloria DeHaven?
Answer: Gloria DeHaven was an American actress and singer who was a contact player at MGM in the 1940's. During her career at MGM, DeHaven appeared in a number of top movies with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including "Thousands Cheer" with Gene Kelly; "Step Lively" with Frank Sinatra; "Summer Holiday" with Mickey Rooney; "The Doctor and the Girl" with Glenn Ford and Nancy Reagan; and "Two Tickets to Broadway" with Janet Leigh.
-How do I know you're telling the truth and that this isn't really a photo of Aunt Bee?
Answer: The photo above is what Frances Bavier looked like when she was young. As you can tell the woman in this photo and the woman in the photo in question are not the same.
The woman in the photo in question is not Frances Bavier. The photo in question is a publicity still of actress Gloria DeHaven from 1949 for the film "Yes Sir, That's My Baby". Case closed.
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