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May 28, 1957Andy Griffith plays a hobo as the movie "A Face In The Crowd" debuts in theaters. Big Jeff Bess, a future co-owner of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, portrays a sheriff in the picture, which also features Walter Matthau, Burl Ives and comedian Rod Brasfield, who goads Griffith into singing "Rye Whiskey"Mar 26, 1960"Wild River" debuts in movie theaters, with Montgomery Clift in the starring role. Tootsie's Orchid Lounge co-owner Big Jeff Bess makes an appearance in the pictureAug 23, 1998Grover "Big Jeff" Bess dies in Nashville, following a battle with diabetes. He co-owned Tootsie's Orchid Lounge--a legendary hangout for Willie Nelson, Faron Young, Marty Robbins and Mel Tillis--until he ceded it to wife Tootsie Bess in a divorce
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