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My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing.

Don Knotts

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Don Knotts
Age: 81 †
Born: 1924
Born: July 21
Died: 2006
Died: February 24
Actor
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Television Actor
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West Virginia
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