Jim Nabors Explained

Jim Nabors
Birth Name:James Thurston Nabors
Birth Date:12 June 1930
Birth Place:Sylacauga, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Resting Place:Ashes sprinkled in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Alabama
Occupation:Actor, singer
Years Active:1954–2014
Known For:Portraying Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Singing "Back Home Again in Indiana" at the Indianapolis 500 race

James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle.

Nabors was discovered by Andy Griffith while working at a Santa Monica nightclub, and he later joined The Andy Griffith Show, where he played the good-natured, unsophisticated Gomer Pyle. The character proved so popular that Nabors was given his own successful spin-off show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Nabors also became a popular guest on variety shows that showcased his rich baritone singing voice in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the featured guest on every season premiere of The Carol Burnett Show and he had two specials of his own in 1969 and 1974. He signed a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1965 and subsequently recorded numerous albums and singles, most of them containing romantic ballads. He recorded for Ranwood Records during the late 1970s.

Nabors was also known for singing "Back Home Again in Indiana" before the start of the Indianapolis 500, held annually on the Memorial Day weekend. He sang the unofficial Indiana anthem almost every year from 1972 to 2014, except for occasional absences due to illness or scheduling conflicts.[1] [2]

Early life and career

Nabors was born in Sylacauga, Alabama, on June 12, 1930,[3] to Fred Nabors, a police officer, and Mavis Pearl (née Newman).[4] He had two older sisters, Freddie and Annie Ruth.[5] [6] He sang for his high school and church. Later, he attended the University of Alabama, where he began acting in skits. While at Alabama, he became a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.[7] After graduating, he moved to New York City, where he worked as a typist for the United Nations;[8] [9] after a year, he moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he got his first job in television as a film cutter at NBC affiliate WRGP-TV (now WRCB-TV) and was also a substitute co-host on the show Holiday for Housewives.[10]

Because of his asthma, Nabors moved to Los Angeles and continued his work as a film cutter, this time for NBC. He also worked at a Santa Monica tavern, The Horn, singing and acting in cabaret theater.[11] His act featured him as a character similar to the later Gomer Pyle. He sang in a baritone and sometimes spoke and sang in his higher-pitched comedic voice.[12] At the club, comedian Bill Dana saw Nabors' act and invited him to appear on The Steve Allen Show. Nabors signed on to the show, but it was soon canceled.[13]

Career

Breakthrough and popularity

Nabors made his television debut as "Jimmy Nabors" on the Today in Dixie show on WJBF in Augusta, Georgia. He was active in the choir at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta.[14]

Andy Griffith discovered Nabors at The Horn and hired him to play a one-shot role of Gomer Pyle, a dimwitted gas station attendant on The Andy Griffith Show in the third season episode "Man in a Hurry." Nabors' character was based on his act at The Horn, and it became so popular that he was made a regular on the show and was later given the spin-off show Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., in which his character joined the Marines. The show placed Nabors' bungling, naive character opposite Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter (Frank Sutton).

Gomer Pyle remained popular despite the concurrence of the Vietnam War because the show avoided war-related themes and instead focused on the character's rural roots and the relationship between Pyle and Carter.[15] [16] Nabors resigned from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. after five seasons because he wanted to move on to something else, "reach for another rung on the ladder, either up or down."[17]

Singing career

Nabors first revealed his fine singing voice on the February 24, 1964, "The Song Festers" episode of The Andy Griffith Show and on April 8, 1964, on The Danny Kaye Show, and subsequently capitalized on it with numerous successful recordings and live performances.[18] [19] Most of the songs were romantic ballads, though he sang pop, gospel, and country songs as well.[20] [21]

The climactic vocal performance on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. came in an episode titled "The Show Must Go On", aired November 3, 1967, in which Pyle sang "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" in Washington, D.C., at a U.S. Navy relief show, accompanied by the Marine Corps Band. A clip from the show, in which Pyle says the tag-line "Surprise, surprise, surprise!" appears in the Pink Floyd album The Wall in the song "Nobody Home".[22] He hosted a variety show, The Jim Nabors Hour (1969–1971), which featured his Gomer Pyle co-stars Ronnie Schell and Frank Sutton.[23] Despite a poor critical reception, the show was popular[24] [25] and earned an Emmy nomination.[26] After the cancellation of The Jim Nabors Hour, Nabors embarked on a nationwide roadshow.[27]

Later career

Typecast from his role as Gomer Pyle, Nabors found his subsequent roles mostly comedic. In the 1970s, he appeared in the children's television program The Krofft Supershow. He appeared in every season premiere of The Carol Burnett Show, because Burnett considered him a "good-luck charm".[28] They were so close that he became the godfather to her daughter Jody.[29]

In a 1973 episode of The Rookies, he played his first dramatic role, a man called on to be an assassin after the death of his sister.[30] [31] Also in 1973, Nabors sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Game One of the Major League Baseball World Series.[32] From 1977 to 1978, Nabors hosted another variety show, The Jim Nabors Show. Though the show lasted only one season, Nabors was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series.Nabors eventually grew tired of the "prime-time TV grind" and abandoned television jobs for nightclub and concert engagements and a role in a touring production of Man of La Mancha.[33] However, Sid and Marty Krofft persuaded Nabors to star in the Saturday-morning children's television show The Lost Saucer, about two bumbling androids, Fi (Ruth Buzzi) and Fum (Nabors), who travel through time with two children. Nabors, whose character was described as a "Gomer Pyle in outer space", sang in a few of the episodes. He also guest-starred on The Muppet Show (season 1, episode 6).[34]

In the 1980s, Nabors appeared in three feature-length films starring his friend Burt Reynolds, at the latter's request. In The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), about a sheriff (Reynolds) who falls in love with a brothel madam (Dolly Parton), Nabors played Deputy Fred, a character similar to Gomer Pyle.[35] [36] Though the film received mostly unfavorable reviews, Nabors garnered some positive comments for his performance.[37]

In 1983, Nabors played an auto mechanic in Stroker Ace, starring Burt Reynolds as a NASCAR race car driver who has a contentious relationship with his team owner, a fried-chicken fast-food chain entrepreneur. The film was panned, and Nabors earned a Golden Raspberry Award for his performance. In Reynolds' star-studded Cannonball Run II (1984), about a cross-country car chase, Nabors made a cameo appearance alongside such celebrities as Dom DeLuise, Jackie Chan, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Andy Griffith Show co-stars Don Knotts and George Lindsey.[38] Like the two previous Reynolds films Nabors appeared in, Cannonball received mostly negative reviews.[39]

In 1986, Nabors returned to television, reprising his role as Gomer Pyle in the television movie Return to Mayberry, in which the cast of The Andy Griffith Show reunited.[40] Also in 1986, Nabors starred in the half-hour comedy pilot Sylvan in Paradise as the title character, Sylvan Sprayberry, an accident-prone bell captain at a Hawaiian hotel. The series was not picked up by NBC.[41]

After moving to Hawaii from Bel Air, California, with his partner Stan Cadwallader in 1976, he launched a show, The Jim Nabors Polynesian Extravaganza at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, which ran for two years. Nabors eventually experienced "bright-light burnout" and disappeared from the stage, save for an occasional performance. In 1984, after a five-year hiatus, Nabors returned to performing, starring in the "Moulin Rouge" show at the Las Vegas Hilton and other shows in Reno and Las Vegas.[42] In 1982, he made his theatrical debut as Harold Hill in The Music Man with Florence Henderson at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre in Jupiter, Florida.[43] [44]

In 1994, Nabors suffered from a near-fatal case of hepatitis B. According to Nabors, he contracted the disease while traveling in India; he shaved with a straight razor and "whacked [his] face all up."[45] The disease caused liver failure, and Nabors was given a dim prognosis; however, his friend Carol Burnett contacted the head of the liver transplant division at the University of California, Los Angeles, and gave Nabors the information. Nabors later became involved with the American Liver Foundation as a result of his experience.[46]

Shortly after recovering from his transplant, Nabors embarked on another tour, with stops in Phoenix, St. Louis, and Washington.[47] From 1997 to 2006, Nabors starred in the Burton White-produced A Merry Christmas with Friends and Nabors, a live performance at the Hawaii Theatre Center in Honolulu. The production, featuring local and national artists, ran for 40 performances and was directed by Tom Hansen until Hansen's death in 2006. The final performance run was directed by John Rampage and dedicated to Hansen.[48]

Retirement

From 1972 to 2014, Nabors sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" with the Purdue All-American Marching Band before each Indianapolis 500 race.[49] In March 2014, Nabors announced that the 2014 Indianapolis 500 would be his final appearance, because health issues were limiting his ability to travel.[50] After his retirement from this role, the singing of "Back Home Again in Indiana" was done on a rotating basis (as it had been before Nabors became the regular performer), before organizers named Chicago Blackhawks anthem singer Jim Cornelison as permanent replacement.

Personal life

Nabors began vacationing in Hawaii in the 1960s, and in 1976, moved from Bel Air, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii. For 25 years, he owned a macadamia plantation on Maui before selling it to the National Tropical Botanical Garden, a conservationist organization, though he still retained farming rights to the land and owned a second home on the property.[51] He also owned a home and spent some summers in Whitefish, Montana, during the 1990s.

On January 15, 2013, Nabors married his partner of 38 years, Stan Cadwallader, at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Washington, a month after same-sex marriage became legal in Washington.[52] [53] [54] They had met in the 1970s, when Cadwallader was a fireman in Honolulu, and began dating in 1975. Although Nabors's homosexuality was not widely known before this, it was also not completely secret. For instance, Nabors brought his then-partner Cadwallader along to his Indy 500 performance in 1978.[55]

Alleged relationship with Rock Hudson

A longstanding rumor maintains that Nabors married actor Rock Hudson in the early 1970s, shortly before Nabors began his relationship with Cadwallader.Not only was same-sex marriage not yet legal anywhere in the United States at the time, but the two closeted gay actors were, according to each, never more than casual friends. According to Hudson, the story originated with a group of "middle-aged homosexuals who live in Huntington Beach", who sent out joke invitations for their annual get-together.[56] One year, the group invited its members to witness "the marriage of Rock Hudson and Jim Nabors", at which Hudson would take the surname of Nabors' most famous character, Gomer Pyle, becoming "Rock Pyle". The rumors spread, and because of this, the two made sure they were never seen in public together.[57]

Death

Nabors died at his Honolulu, Hawaii, home on November 30, 2017, aged 87.[58] [59]

The United States Marine Corps released a statement on Nabors: "Semper Fi, Gomer Pyle. Rest in peace Jim Nabors, one of the few to ever be named an Honorary Marine."[60] Second Lady of the United States and former First Lady of Indiana Karen Pence wrote a statement on Twitter: "So sad to hear about the passing of Jim Nabors. We heard him sing 'Back Home Again in Indiana' at the Indianapolis 500 countless times. We will miss his beautiful voice."[61]

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Carol Burnett paid tribute to Nabors, saying they were "close friends for 52 years. ... My heart is heavy. I'm grateful he was a large part of my life. I miss him. I love him."[62] IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan praised Nabors's performance of "Back Home Again in Indiana".[63] Journalist Larry King praised Nabors as a "gentle man with immense talent" while sending condolences to his family.[64]

Accolades and honors

Nabors' successes earned him accolades:

Selected discography

See main article: Jim Nabors discography.

Nabors recorded 28 albums and numerous singles; three have been certified either gold or platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[72]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1963Take Her, She's MineClancy, Sleeping Pill Coffee Shop Manager Uncredited
1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Deputy Fred[73]
1983 Stroker AceLugs HarveyWon: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor[74]
1984 Cannonball Run IIPvt. Homer Lyle
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1961 The Steve Allen Show[75] Himself
1963I'm Dickens, He's Fenster[76] Episode: "The Carpenters Four"
1963 Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonClaude2 episodes
1963 The Danny Kaye ShowHimself 2 episodes
1962–1964 The Andy Griffith ShowGomer Pyle23 episodes
1964–1969 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.150 episodes
1966 The Lucy Show Episode: "Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft"
1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour[77] HimselfEpisode #1.1
1968The Dean Martin ShowHimselfEpisode: "1968 Christmas Show"
1969The Don Rickles ShowHimselfEpisode #1.16
1969The Leslie Uggams ShowHimselfEpisode #1.5
1969–1971 The Jim Nabors HourHost/Various character 51 episodes
1967–1977The Carol Burnett ShowHimself11 episodes (the premiere episode of each season[78])
1970-1971Sesame StreetHimself2 episode
1971The Johnny Cash ShowHimselfEpisode #2.19
1972–1973The Flip Wilson ShowHimself2 episodes
1973The RookiesCorley CurlewEpisode: "Down Home Boy"
1973–1974The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour[79] Himself/Various characters4 episodes
1976 The Lost SaucerFum 16 episodes
1976The Muppet ShowHimself/Billy Lee Boomer/Bakery GuardEpisode #1.4
1976–1977The Sonny & Cher Show[80] Himself/Various characters6 episodes
1977–1981The Love Boat[81] Robert Tanner, Wayne Bouton, the valet3 episodes
1978 The Jim Nabors Show[82] Host Nominated for a Daytime Emmy (for Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series)[83]
1978Buford and The Galloping GhostDeputy Goofer McGee (voice)13 episodes
1981Aloha ParadiseEpisode: "Alex and Annie/Blue Honeymoon/Another Thing"
1983Knight Rider[84] PasserbyEpisode: "Soul Survivor"
1986 Return to MayberryGomer Pyle Television movie
1986Sylvan in ParadiseSylvan Sprayberry Television movie
1991Hi Honey, I'm Home![85] Gomer PyleEpisode: "Hi Mom, I'm Not Home"
1991The Carol Burnett ShowSkit characters Unknown episodes

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Notes and References

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  20. News: Jim Nabors Soars on Wings . Harold . Chuck . June 17, 1971 . St. Petersburg Independent . 12–A . November 21, 2008 .
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  26. Web site: DeSantis . Rachel . Jim Nabors, Who Played TV's Lovable Marine Gomer Pyle, Dies At 87 . . November 30, 2017 . November 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201082259/http://taskandpurpose.com/jim-nabors-gomer-pyle/. December 1, 2017. live.
  27. News: Jim Nabors Has No Complaints . May 30, 1971 . . 5E . March 7, 2013 . United Press International.
  28. News: Hanging on to Her Femininity Is Carol Burnett's Secret. Lawrence. Laurent. Washington Post Service. August 10, 1975. St. Petersburg Independent. 12–A. November 21, 2008.
  29. News: Notable reaction to the death of actor-singer Jim Nabors . https://web.archive.org/web/20180712000337/http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/entertainment/notable-reaction-death-actor-singer-jim-nabors-article-1.3668644 . July 12, 2018 . . Associated Press . November 30, 2017 . July 11, 2018.
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  31. News: Complete Television Programs for Monday . November 19, 1973 . . 31 . November 22, 2008 .
  32. Web site: NBC 1973 World Series Theme Introduction. YouTube. April 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130317161439/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh_ze-RvinU. March 17, 2013. live.
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  34. News: Television This Week . September 26, 1976 . . December 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201233216/http://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/26/archives/television-this-week.html . December 1, 2017 . live.
  35. News: Burt and Dolly Are Wonderful Together . . December 29, 2008 . July 16, 1982 . A4 . Shirley . Eder .
  36. News: 'Whorehouse' Loses in Translation . Anderson . George . July 26, 1982 . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . B2 . November 22, 2008.
  37. News: Worst Little Musical in Texas . Deseret News . Salt Lake City . July 30–31, 1982 . March 7, 2013 . 10W . Christopher . Hicks.
  38. News: 'Cannonball' Sequel Is Simply Loaded With Stars . . December 29, 2008 . June 30, 1984 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015183309/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB297DAC7F5D4E2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM . October 15, 2012 . live . subscription.
  39. Web site: Cannonball Run 2 . . December 27, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090511180810/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cannonball_run_2/. May 11, 2009 . live.
  40. News: Goll-ly, Andy's Back! . Vick . Karl . April 11, 1986 . St. Petersburg Times . 2D . November 22, 2008.
  41. News: Sylvan in Paradise . The New York Times . December 27, 2008 . Mike . Hale . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721141234/http://tv.nytimes.com/show/62776/Sylvan-in-Paradise/overview . July 21, 2011 . live.
  42. News: Nabors Stages Reluctant Comeback . Deseret News . Salt Lake City . August 1, 1984 . January 27, 2009 . Robert . Macy . 8 EV .
  43. News: Jim Nabors Brings Flavor of Mayberry to Riverside . . October 16–22, 1990 . July 29, 2023.
  44. News: Silverstein . Brittany . Burt Reynolds Remembers Jim Nabors . December 1, 2017 . WPEC News . November 30, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201063721/http://cbs12.com/news/local/burt-reynolds-remembers-jim-nabors. December 1, 2017 . live.
  45. News: Gomer Groaning . . January 6, 1994 . 5B . July 29, 2023.
  46. News: Interview with Jim Nabors . KHNL News . March 20, 2007 . December 29, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071207185212/http://www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=6249608 . December 7, 2007 . dead.
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  49. News: 'Back Home Again,' Jim Nabors intertwined in Indy 500 tradition . . November 22, 2008 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605004929/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=auto&id=2882785 . June 5, 2010 . live.
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  51. Web site: Jim Nabors . Matt . Tuohy . July 16, 2008 . MidWeek . Honolulu . December 7, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100604010212/http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/oldfriends_article/jim_nabors/ . June 4, 2010.
  52. News: EXCLUSIVE: Actor Jim Nabors marries his longtime male partner . Keoki . Kerr . KHNL News . July 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113100254/http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20805642/exclusive-actor-jim-nabors-marries-his-longtime-male-partner . November 13, 2013 . live .
  53. News: 'Gomer Pyle, USMC' star Jim Nabors marries male partner in Seattle . . January 29, 2013 . December 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113092650/http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/01/gomer-pyle-usmc-star-jim-nabors-marries-male-partner-in-seattle/ . November 13, 2013 . live.
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  55. News: . 82 . Nabors, who was accompanied by a rather pretty male friend, was to sing... . The Three-Hour Yawn . Peter . McKay . September 1978 . 25 . 4 .
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