Editing Denver Pyle (section)

==Early life==
Pyle was born in [[Bethune, Colorado]] on May 11, 1920, to farmer Ben H. Pyle and his wife Maude.<ref>[http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspud/sel_by_actor_index_2.php?actor_first=Denver&actor_last=Pyle Great Character Actors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229202856/http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspud/sel_by_actor_index_2.php?actor_first=Denver&actor_last=Pyle |date=December 29, 2008}}, dougmacaulay.com; accessed March 4, 2017.</ref> His brother, [[Willis Pyle|Willis]], was an [[animator]] known for his work with [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] and [[UPA (animation studio)|UPA]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Willis Pyle Obituary|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=willis-pyle&pid=180252136&fhid=2058|access-date=June 8, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name=thr>{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Barnes|title=Willis Pyle, Famed Animator on 'Pinocchio' and 'Mr. Magoo,' Dies at 101|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/willis-pyle-dead-pinocchio-magoo-900742|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 8, 2016|access-date=June 28, 2016}}</ref> After graduating from high school, Pyle briefly attended [[Colorado State University]], but dropped out to enter show business, moving to Los Angeles in 1940.<ref name=nytobit>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210801165316/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/28/us/denver-pyle-77-best-known-for-dukes-of-hazzard-role.html Denver Pyle, 77, Best Known For 'Dukes of Hazzard' Role] ''[[The New York Times]]'' via [[Internet Archive]]. Retrieved September 14, 2021.</ref> He worked as a drummer and band member until the United States entered [[World War II]]. His military service is unclear, and he possibly enlisted in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] or [[United States Merchant Marine|Merchant Marines]], or both.<ref name="walkoffame">[https://walkoffame.com/denver-pyle/ Denver Pyle] [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. Retrieved September 14, 2021.</ref><ref>Wiester, Emery. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/621502003/ "Everybody's Seen Ol' Denver Pyle"], ''[[The Charlotte News]]'', Charlotte, North Carolina, volume 82, number 22, February 1, 1969, Green Section, page 1C.</ref><ref>Kyle, Clason. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/856852309/ "A Coloradan from Bethune"], ''[[The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer]]'', Columbus, Georgia, volume 40, number 18, October 5, 1969, ''Magazine'' section, page 14.</ref>