Art Linkletter



First NameArt
Middle NameGordon
Last NameLinkletter
Full Name at BirthArthur Gordon Kelly
Age97 (age at death)
Date of BirthJuly 17, 1912
BirthplaceMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date of DeathMay 26, 2010
Location of DeathBel Air, Los Angeles, California
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignCancer
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolSan Diego State College
Occupation CategoryTV Personality
Claim to FamePeople Are Funny

Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter (July 17, 1912 - May 26, 2010) 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-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. A native of Canada, he became a naturalized United States citizen in 1942.


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Filmography

Selected Art Linkletter film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1957
English prologue

1957
Sam Darland

1956
Albert Pierce

1954
Host, Interviewer, Narrator

1953
Bert Holman, Bill Baxter, Herb Stillman, Herb Stillman

1952
The Christophers
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1950
Happy Hogan

1950
Life with Linkletter
Host

Other Crew Credits

2001
The Living Century
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Producer Credits

1964
Philippine Adventure
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