Posted on 05/26/2010 12:25:40 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Art Linkletter, who hosted the popular TV shows "People Are Funny" and "House Party" in the 1950s and 1960s, has died. He was 97.
His son-in-law Art Hershey says Linkletter died Wednesday at his home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles.
Linkletter was known on TV for his funny interviews with children and ordinary folks. He also collected their comments in a number of best-selling books.
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***** “ That was Jack Bailey. Wow, now there was a tearjerker! LOL “ ******
Well I was like 6 years old (I was definitely a candidate for kids say the darndest things)
TT
“He is survived by his wife, Lois, whom he married in 1935.” Wow. Rest in peace, Art.
RIP. First of all, a wonderful man - warm, funny, principled. Next of all a great MC/entertainer. His talks with children are still classic, and no one enjoyed them more than Art Linkletter himself.
RIP.
I recall Queen for a Day..Do you want to be Queen for a Day?
We always watched anything Mr Linkletter hosted.Favorite was the Kids say the darndest tho
RIP Art Linkletter
I remember he brought the humor out in others with mild joshing, although as a teenage jerk I thought he was kinda corny. The hippies put him down, later I understood why. He was all-American, good to the bone. As years went on it made me glad that he lived on and on. Positive attitude, love for fellow man, finding the good in others, you can’t convince me that they don’t help you live a long happy life.
but not this one—Mar 26 DP but not latest
Really? I should start listening again.
yes he mentioned it when he mentioned Art’s passing. I wasn’t listening to the orig airing because I was helping my Dad move into assisted living but heard it via the 1 am rebroadcast
Gotcha!
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