There Was More to Comedy Legend Don Knotts Than Anyone Ever Knew

Death

Don Knotts passed away at the age of 81 on February 24, 2006 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centers in Los Angeles, California. His death was a result of pulmonary and respiratory complications which led to lung cancer-related pneumonia.

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