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Don Knotts
Jesse Donald "Don" Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known as a regular on "The Steve Allen Show," as Jesse W. Haywood in the 1968 film ''The Shakiest Gun in the West'', ''The Incredible Mr. Limpet,'' where for the majority of the film he plays a talking fish and as Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'', a role in which he earned five Emmy Awards. He also played landlord Ralph Furley on the 1970s and 1980s television sitcom ''Three's Company''.
In 1996, ''TV Guide'' ranked him #27 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.
==Early life==
Knotts was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, the son of William Jesse Knotts and his wife, Elsie L. Knotts (née Moore). Knotts' parents were married in Spraggs, Pennsylvania, in Greene County, just north of Morgantown. Knotts' paternal ancestors emigrated from England to America in the 17th century, originally settling in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.〔(Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Don Knotts )〕 Knotts' father was a farmer. William Knotts had a nervous breakdown due to the stress of Don's birth, the couple's fourth child. This was because Don was born so late in his mother's life; Don's mother was 40 at the time of his birth. Afflicted with schizophrenia and alcoholism, William sometimes terrorized his young son with a knife, causing the boy to turn inward at an early age. Knotts' father died of pneumonia when Don, the youngest son, was 13 years old. Don and his three brothers were then raised by their mother, who ran a boarding house in Morgantown. Elsie Knotts died in 1969, at age 84. Her son William Earl Knotts (1910–1941) preceded her in death in 1941, at age 31. They are buried in the family plot at Beverly Hills Memorial Park, in Morgantown. Don Knotts is a sixth cousin of Ron Howard, a co-star on ''The Andy Griffith Show''. An urban legend claims that Knotts served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, serving as a drill instructor at Parris Island. In reality, Knotts enlisted in the United States Army after graduating from Morgantown High School and spent most of his service entertaining troops.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=snopes.com: Don Knotts -- Marine Drill Instructor? )〕
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