The Don of Morgantown READ THIS
1920s and ’30s in Morgantown, his escape into comedy, and his growth as an actor in many dozens of television programs and feature films. She recounts behind-the-scenes stories of cast and crew and shares personal memories of household-name celebrities whose lives were touched by her father—including Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Tim Conway, John Waters, Barbara Eden, and Jim Carrey. Knotts told us that her father loved Morgantown—he spoke of it all the time and showed her around proudly during a visit when she was 9. Return the love by reading Tied Up in Knotts , due to be released in September. written by pam kasey
➼ WIDELY BELOVED FUNNYMAN DON KNOTTS , best known for his 1960s role as the hapless but lovable Barney Fife in The Andy Griffith Show , got his start as a ventriloquist right here in Morgantown—our Metropolitan Theatre was his hometown stage. In 2012, we caught up with his daughter, Karen Knotts, who followed him into acting. Her father had passed away in 2006 and, when we met her, she was touring with her one-woman variety show, Tied Up in Knotts , telling the story of growing up as the daughter of Don Knotts. Now Karen Knotts has gathered her recollections of her father in the book Tied Up in Knotts: My Dad and Me . In it, Knotts tells of her father’s difficult childhood years in the
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