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1951: Graduates with bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Alabama
1954: Moves to Los Angeles and becomes involved in cabaret entertainment; develops a character similar to Gomer Pyle
1962: Andy Griffith invites him to make a guest appearance on "The Andy Griffith Show" as Gomer Pyle; becomes a full-time cast member
1964: Sings in his operatic baritone singing voice as a guest on "The Danny Kaye Show."
1964: "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." premieres on CBS television
1969: "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C" ends after five successful seasons
1969: Stars as the host of "The Jim Nabors Hour," a variety show (1969-1971)
1972: Sings "Back Home in Indiana" at the opening of the annual Indy 500 auto race for the first time
1977: Hosts "The Jim Nabors Show," a television network variety show, for one year
1978: Sells house in Bel-Air, Calif., to move to Hawaii full time; State of Alabama renames the section of U.S. Highway 280 that runs past Sylacauga the Jim Nabors Highway
1979: Opens "The Jim Nabors Polynesian Extravaganza" in the Hilton Hawaiian Village Dome (show runs through 1981)
1981: Stars in "Christmas In Hawaii with Jim Nabors" television special with Carol Burnett, Tom Selleck, Susan Anton and the Brothers Cazimero
1982: Appears with Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds in film version of "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas"
1986: Portrays Gomer Pyle in television reunion movie "Return to Mayberry" with other members of "The Andy Griffith Show" cast
1991: Receives star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1994: Receives liver transplant after contracting a potentially fatal case of hepatitis B
1997: Presents "A Merry Christmas with Friends and Nabors" at the Hawaii Theatre; show runs annually through 2006
2001: Gomer Pyle "promoted" to lance corporal by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James L. Jones in 2001
2007: Gomer Pyle "promoted" to corporal by Lt. General John F. Goodman.
2013: Marries Stan Cadwallader in Seattle on Jan. 15.
