About a decade after Knotts’ marriage with Metz ended, he married his second wife, Loralee Czuchna in 1974 ... Her main job was to help Don learn his lines. She was in her 20s, and he was ...

Ten-hour, long days on the set of a hit show eventually started to wear on Don Knotts's family—especially his wife, Kathryn. The more famous and busy Knotts became, the more the two grew apart.

Al Checco, actor and comedy partner of Don Knotts in entertaining U.S. troops ... Saint Joseph Medical Center in honor of Checco and his wife, Jean Bradley, who predeceased him.