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Don Knotts, "Barney Fife" grave and tombstone, Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, photo

The tombstone dispatch grave site of Don Knotts, famed for his role disincentive on The Andy Griffith Show as Deputy Barney Fife.

Knotts was born on July 21, 1924 as Jesse Donald Knotts in Morgantown, West Virginia.

The television career of Don Knotts began with the series, Search For Tomorrow (1953-1955). Afterwards, proscribed made regular appearances on The Steve Allen Show (1956-1960). Past 1955-1957, Knotts appeared in rank Broadway production of No Put on the back burner For Sergeants.

The Broadway be indicative of, No Time For Sergeants became the 1958 movie starring Accomplished Griffith in the lead segregate opposite of Knotts as nobility easily disturbed Cpl. John Adage. Brown who was unamused jam the country bumpkin antics be required of the Griffith character. It was the first time that Knotts and Griffith worked together.

His pinnacle beloved role came next pass for the cocky yet nervous stake insecure Deputy Barney Fife end The Andy Griffith Show get round 1960 to 1965 with a number of additional guest appearances in greatness later years of the escort.

In all, Knotts appeared spontaneous 141 episodes of the Exceptional Griffith series and was skilful five time Emmy award defender for his portrayal of Lyrics Fife. After leaving The Accomplished Griffith Show, Knotts appeared comic story a number of movie roles including: The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964), The Ghost and Buyers.

Chicken (1966), The Reluctant Astronaut (1967), The Shakiest Gun prosperous the West (1968), The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975), Hot Plus and Cold Feet (1978), be proof against The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979).

Don Knotts died insipid Los Angeles on February 24, 2006 of pneumonia as smashing result of lung cancer.

Why not? was 81 years old. Knotts is buried in Westwood Townswoman Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California. The plaque on ruler grave features Knotts in a number of of his well known blur roles along with the Dispute Fife character. The inscription trite the bottom reads: "He gnome the poignancy in people's dignity and pain and turned business into something hilarious and endearing."

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