Don Knotts
| Born | July 21, 1924 |
| Hometown | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States |
| Net worth | $20 million |
| Height | 5'7" (1.71m) |
| Spouse | Frances Yarborough, Loralee Czuchna, Kathryn Metz |
| Children | Karen Knotts, Thomas Knotts |
| Parents | William Jesse Knotts, Elsie Luzetta Knotts |
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What daughters of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts say about Tennessee Mayberry Lucy Days
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The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.Dilapidated Dinsmore site to be cleared this summer
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Roy Kent is here, there and every-f—ing-where, and Brett Goldstein can be all over the Emmy annals soon. The “Ted Lasso” star is gunning for a rare three-peat in Best Comedy Supporting Actor, which has not been accomplished since Jeremy Piven did it 15 years ago. With 5/1 odds, Goldstein is currently in second place […]
- USThe Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
Morgantown High to honor distinguished grads Friday
Oct. 4—Things don't begin and end with Barney Fife at Morgantown High School. Or, rather, Don Knotts (Class of 1942), the comedic actor who went on to win five Emmys for his portrayal of the above bumbling character in The Andy Griffith television show in the 1960s. Scores of graduates from the school on Wilson Avenue have gone on to make their names in all walks, and five more will recognized ...
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West Virginia Week in Review - Don Knotts
Jul. 18—Comedic actor Don Knotts (July 21, 1924-February 24, 2006) will be forever remembered as the nervous deputy Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show on television. Knotts, who was born in Morgantown, graduated from Morgantown High School and received a drama degree from West Virginia University. After appearing in Broadway and screen versions of No Time for Sergeants in the 1950s, he ...
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MUB awarded cleanup grant for former Dinsmore Tire property
May 14—MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Utility Board received one of 256 Brownfields grants announced Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The $500, 000 allocation will be used to assist with the cleanup of the former Dinsmore Tire property at 195 Don Knotts Blvd., which MUB purchased for $743, 000 in January 2019. A Brownfield is a property that is complicated by the presence or ...
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Apr. 2—MORGANTOWN − A medical cannabis dispensary named Cannabist opened their fourth dispensary in West Virginia next to the old Aldi on Don Knotts Boulevard Friday morning. To celebrate the opening, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held with employees and members of The Partnership executive team at the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce. The store also offered 20% off on all products all day. A ...
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'He wasn't Barney Fife -- he was my dad'
Mar. 11—Barney Fife's daughter is dropping in this weekend to say "Hey, " to the people of her dad's hometown. Karen Knotts will present her tribute show, "Tied Up in Knotts " at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Metropolitan Theater on High Street. Visit https://morgantownmet.com /events /karen-knotts-tied-up-in-knotts / for ticket prices and other information. Her dad and the subject of the tribute, Don ...
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Deputized Dad: Karen Knotts pens a book about her famous father, Don
Jan. 1—"You got a uvula." What'd he say ? "They got a uvula." Pardon me ? "I got a uvula, all God's children got a uvula." Karen Knotts never knew what she would hear on the other side of door when her dad was going over his lines for "The Andy Griffith Show." Her famous father was Don Knotts, the comedic actor from Morgantown who won five Emmys for his portrayal of bumbling Barney Fife on the ...
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Actress Betty Lynn, Thelma Lou of ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ dies age 95
Actress Betty Lynn, who captured viewers’ hearts as the girlfriend of Don Knotts’ neurotic sheriff Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show” in the 1960s, has died. She was 95. As Thelma Lou, the ginger-haired Lynn was in 26 “Andy Griffith” episodes from 1961 to 1966, though the veteran actress had had numerous roles on Broadway and in the movies in the 1940s and 1950s. After Knotts left to ...
