Art linkletter biography

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    Born Arthur Gordon Kelly in in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, Art Linkletter was abandoned at birth and later adopted by the Linkletter family. His adopted father was a part-time shoemaker and itinerant Baptist minister. They moved to California when Linkletter was age 3. Their life was religious, strict, and poor.

    In his youth, Linkletter joined the YMCA to get exercise and participate in outdoor activities. Soon, he worked for the Y as a switchboard operator and as a towel boy. He graduated from high school when he was only 16 and spent a year hitchhiking and riding freight trains across the country. While visiting nearly every state, he worked as a farm hand, typist, busboy, meat packer, and Wall Street coupon clerk. He even crewed on a ship that took him to Buenos Aires. Looking back on those memories, he said, "I learned basic self-reliance that year, and I think that's the greatest gift a person can have."

    Linkletter enrolled in California's San Diego State College, inten

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    Art Linkletter

    Canadian-born American TV personality (–)

    Arthur Gordon Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly[1][2][3] or Arthur Gordon Kelly;[4][2][5][6] sources differ; July 17, – May 26, ) 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, which aired on NBC radio and television for 19 years. He became a naturalized United States citizen in

    Old clips from Linkletter's House Party program were later featured as segments on the first incarnation of Kids Say the Darndest Things. A series of books followed which contained the humorous comments made on-air by children. He appeared in fyra films.

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    Linkletter was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. In his autobiography, Confessions of a Happy Man (), he revealed that he had no contact with his natural parents or hi

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    The Linkletter Collection documents Linkletter's professional career as a radio and television personality, author, and public figure. The papers date from approximately , with the bulk of documents created in the s and s. The collection consists of subject files, scrapbooks, photographs, and memorabilia, and includes items in several differing media. The collection is divided into five series: Subject Files, Scrapbooks, Photographs, Memorabilia, and Media. The Memorabilia series includes three sub-series: General, Keys to Cities, and Plaques and Certificates. Aside from select recordings and highlight reels, the collection does not include the recordings of Linkletter's House Party radio and television series. Inquiries regarding the recordings of these programs should be addressed to the original production company or distributor: CBS (), NBC (), Scree