Life and work
Don Knotts was an American actor and stand-up comedian. Born: 21 July 1924. Died: 24 February 2006. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1924–2006
Don Knotts
Don Knotts was an American actor and stand-up comedian. Born on 21 July 1924, this profile follows Don Knotts through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and Pleasantville (1998). The location trail reaches Franklin Canyon Park and Malibu Creek State Park. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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The Andy Griffith Show · Franklin Canyon Park
Don Knotts is credited as cast member on The Andy Griffith Show. The work’s existing location story leads to Franklin Canyon Park. Franklin Lake supplied the fishing-hole setting in the show’s opening credits. The pin marks the park rather than an exact recreation of the opening shot.
The Andy Griffith Show — credits ↗︎Franklin Canyon Park: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
Pleasantville · Malibu Creek State Park
Don Knotts is credited as cast member on Pleasantville. The work’s existing location story leads to Malibu Creek State Park. The park is documented among the film’s outdoor locations.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Malibu Creek State Park ↗︎
1925 Las Virgenes Road
Open street map ↗︎Franklin Canyon Park ↗︎
The Andy Griffith Show
Franklin Lake supplied the fishing-hole setting in the show’s opening credits. The pin marks the park rather than an exact recreation of the opening shot.
Franklin Canyon Park: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
Franklin Canyon Drive
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1924-07-21 2006-02-24
Born 21 July 1924
Died 24 February 2006
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
The Andy Griffith Show
Sheldon Leonard
Pleasantville
Gary Ross
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Reese Witherspoon ↗︎
Reese Witherspoon is an American actress. Born on 22 March 1976, this profile follows Reese Witherspoon through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Pleasantville (1998), Legally Blonde (2001) and Gone Girl (2014). The location trail reaches Malibu Creek State Park, University of Southern California and California Institute of Technology. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Paul Walker ↗︎
Paul Walker was an American actor. Born on 12 September 1973, this profile follows Paul Walker through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Pleasantville (1998), She’s All That (1999) and The Fast and the Furious (2001). The location trail reaches Malibu Creek State Park, Torrance High School and Leo Carrillo State Park. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Steven Soderbergh ↗︎
Steven Soderbergh is an American filmmaker. Born on 14 January 1963, this profile follows Steven Soderbergh through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Pleasantville (1998) and Ocean’s Eleven (2001). The location trail reaches Malibu Creek State Park and Musso & Frank Grill. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Ron Howard ↗︎
Ron Howard is an American film director, producer, and actor. Born on 1 March 1954, this profile follows Ron Howard through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and Angels & Demons (2009). The location trail reaches Franklin Canyon Park, Pantheon and Piazza Navona, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
William H. Macy ↗︎
William H. Macy is an American actor. Born on 13 March 1950, this profile follows William H. Macy through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Boogie Nights (1997), Pleasantville (1998), Seabiscuit (2003) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). The location trail reaches Reseda Theatre, Former Reseda Country Club and Malibu Creek State Park. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Joan Allen ↗︎
Joan Allen is an American actress. Born on 20 August 1956, this profile follows Joan Allen through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Pleasantville (1998) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004). The location trail reaches Malibu Creek State Park, Hauptstraße 155 and Alexanderplatz, with existing stories in Berlin. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.