Enid Markey

From Wikipedia Enid Markey was born in Dillon Colorado Her first film role was in The Fortunes of War 1911 During the production of The Wrath of the Gods 1914 Markey a leading lady with the New York Motion Picture Company was badly injured during the production During her scene in which the lava flow destroys the village she was surrounded by smoke and fumes and nearly asphyxiated but had recovered by May 1914 Her last appearance was in The Boston Strangler 1968 During the 1950s and 1960s she appeared in several television gueststarring roles including The Andy Griffith Show as Barney Fifes landlady and an episode of Gomer Pyle USMC as Grandma Pyle In the 19601961 season Markey was cast as Aunt Violet Flower in CBSs Bringing Up Buddy costarring Frank Aletter and Doro Merande Markey and Merando played spinster aunts who provide a home for their bachelor nephew stockbroker Buddy Flower played by Aletter She died in Bay Shore New York aged 87