Don Knotts
Biography Early life He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia to Elsie L. Moore and William Jesse Knotts, who had once worked as farmers. His father had a nervous breakdown and lost his farm before Don was born. His father's family had been in the United States since the 17th century, originally settling in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Knotts' father suffered from schizophrenia and ...