Alice Backes Citron

Alice was a truly lovely lady and a consumate professional performer. We have treasured our friendship with her in the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters and will always remember her work with admiration.

The role I best remember Alice Backes for is her appearance on "The Andy Griffith Show" as Olive, the waitress at the diner where Deputy Barney Fife stopped in for breakfast one morning. Barney greets Olive and gives her his breakfast order: "Let's see, I'm not too hungry this mornin'. I'll just have orange juice, bowl of cereal, stack of wheats, three eggs over -- make sure they ain't runny now, Olive -- bacon on the crispy side, white toast buttered, hash brown potatoes, and coffee." The...