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Title: Barney Fife and Other Characters I Have Known by Don Knotts, Robert Metz ISBN: 0-425-17159-0 Publisher: Berkley Boulevard Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.95 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Good AutoBio Sketch of Don Knotts
Comment: Barney Fife and Other Characters I Have Known reveals much more about Don Knotts by what is left unsaid, displaying real character so absent in today's "tell all" market. Early life and influences are nicely detailed and personalized though most of the book centers on his professional career. An anecdotal approach makes this a fun, fast, satisfying read. It's like winning a contest where first prize is a long lunch with Don Knotts at Schwab's. More than anything else, this book is one of the best lessons I have ever read on the "drive" and creativity it takes to succeed in show business.
Rating: 4
Summary: Simple and Sweet
Comment: This is a very charming, simple book filled with fun stories. Nothing earth-shattering, but then it really shouldn't be. You can almost imagine this as a transcript of Barney Fife and Andy Taylor on the porch, shooting the breeze.
This is a very pleasant read from a marvelous talent. Don Knotts is so good, but there is not a drop of ego to be seen, which also makes this quite refreshing.
Rating: 5
Summary: Barney and Don Knotts are two different men!
Comment: I have really enjoyed reading this book, and have read some of the other reviews of it. I think Andy Griffith summed it all up in the foreword he wrote for this book, when he stated..."Don was not Barney Fife. Barney Fife was a character that Don created. I know Don to be a bright man and very much in control of himself. As everyone knows, Barney Fife had very little control of himself." Obviously Don did not write this book as Barney would have, but there are little traces of that personality hidden in it, if you infer it that way.
People who buy this book expecting to hear the caustic ramblings of a Hollywood burnout will be sorely disappointed. Mr. Knotts seems as warm and fuzzy as your favorite stuffed toy, without a harsh word to say about anyone. If you want more real background information on him from a more objective standpoint, watch the excellent Biography Channel special on his life and career. Or visit the website www.interestingideas.com and look for the essay someone wrote about him, that was gritty and much more candid and philosophical. You will be fascinated!
However, if you are new to watching the Andy Griffith Show, like I am, and this is the first book you read on the show, like it was for me, this book is a great way to get introduced to the show, and prepare you for the more theoretically advanced books you will read about it in the future. Especially if you are a "Trained Noticer" like me!
Now, if Howard Morris (Ernest T. Bass) would just write his autobiography...
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Title: Mayberry 101: Behind the Scenes of a TV Classic by Neal Brower ISBN: 0895872188 Publisher: John F. Blair Publisher Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Andy Griffith Show Book: From Miracle Salve to Kerosene Cucumbers : The Complete Guide to One of Television's Best-Loved Shows by Jim Clark, Ken Beck ISBN: 0312262876 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Andy Griffith Show by Richard Michael Kelly ISBN: 0895870436 Publisher: John F. Blair Publisher Pub. Date: 01 March, 1985 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Way Back to Mayberry: Lessons from a Simpler Time by Joey Fann ISBN: 0805424202 Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Bewitched Forever: The Immortal Companion to Television's Most Magical Supernatural Situation Comedy by Herbie J. Pilato, William Asher ISBN: 1930819072 Publisher: Tapestry Press (TX) Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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