Linkletter, Art(hur Gordon)
- Linkletter, Art(hur Gordon)
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Canadian-born U.S. broadcasting host.
He served as emcee for the variety show House Party (
1943–
67),
which involved the audience in spontaneous contests and activities;
he created the show'
s popular segment "
Kids Say the Darndest Things."
He hosted another audience-
participation show,
People Are Funny,
on radio (
1943–
59)
and television (
1954–
61).
He wrote more than 20 books,
including the best-
selling Kids Say the Darndest Things (
1957),
I Wish I'd Said That (
1968),
and Old Age Is Not for Sissies (
1988).
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
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