From ‘Gomer Pyle’ to ‘Boots,' and the long, stagnant march of acceptance for the gay Marine

Opinion: 60 years after the gay actor Jim Nabors played a straight Marine, gay actor Miles Heizer plays a gay one, while ...
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5 Things You Never Knew About ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.’

When Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. debuted on CBS in 1964, it didn’t take long for the show to march its way into the hearts of millions. A spin-off of The Andy Griffith Show, the series followed Jim Nabors as ...
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Gomer Pyle Was Made an Honorary U.S. Marine in 2001

Gomer Pyle might have started as a humble garage mechanic from Mayberry who stumbled into the U.S. Marine Corps, but his lessons in heart and honesty stuck with audiences for decades. On Gomer Pyle, U ...
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Elizabeth MacRae, Actress in ‘Gomer Pyle: USMC’ and ‘The Conversation,’ Dies at 88

Given early encouragement by Otto Preminger, she also voiced a fish in 'The Incredible Mr. Limpet' and recurred on 'Gunsmoke.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Earlier, she portrayed April Clomley, the ...