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Knotts, Don, 1924-2006

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Don Knotts, Actor, Scripts, Sound Recordings, and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3568
Overview Papers of actor and comedian Don Knotts. The original accession includes typescripts, photographs, artifacts, and sound recordings related to his career. Highlights include five motion picture scripts (1966-1976), two television scripts (1969, undated), a poem (undated), partial typescripts of Knotts' autobiography (undated), five plaques (1961-1998), working audio cassette recordings of his autobiography (undated; 18 items), and a framed "Distinguished West Virginian" certificate (26 March...
Dates: 1946-2006, undated; Majority of material found within 1966-2000

Irving E. Rice, Poet, Tribute to Don Knotts

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4525
Scope and Contents

Typescript of poem "A Tribute to Don Knotts" by Irving E. Rice. A native of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Rice is a veteran of the Vietnam War and poet.

Dates: 2011

Radio Station WMMN, Fairmont Transcription Discs

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3726
Scope and Contents Two-hundred and nine (209) transcription disc sound recordings of programming for Radio Station WMMN of Fairmont, West Virginia. The discs include: political speeches and campaign advertisements pertaining to West Virginia elections; public service and information programming; and radio dramas and other entertainment such as plays, music, and interviews. Some national personalities appear in the broadcasts, including Fredric March, Don Knotts, Arthur Godfrey, Fred Allen, and Ray Milland....
Dates: ca. 1939-1960; Majority of material found within 1942-1952