Art Linkletter
Radio personality, TV Actor
1912 – 2010
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Who was Art Linkletter?
Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio and TV for 19 years.
Linkletter was famous for interviewing children on House Party and Kids Say the Darndest Things, which led to a series of books quoting children. He became a naturalized US citizen in 1942.
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- Born
- Jul 17, 1912
Moose Jaw - Also known as
- Arthur Gordon Kelly
- Linkletter, Art
- Gordon Arthur Kelly
- Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Lois Foerster
(1935/11/28 - 2010/05/26)
- Lois Foerster
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- San Diego State University
- Died
- May 26, 2010
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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