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Hope Summers

Hope Summers (June 7, 1896 – July 22, 1979) was an American character actress known for her work on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry RFD, portraying Clara Edwards. Born Sarah Hope Summers in Mattoon, Illinois, Summers was the daughter of John W. and Jennie B. (Burks) Summers, and reared in Illinois and in Walla Walla, Washington. A regional actress who had often performed in one-woman shows, Summers was past fifty when she came to Hollywood...