Art Linkletter (pictured at right) was the host of two of television’s longest-running shows, “People are Funny” and “House Party,” in the 1950s and 1960s.From his early days as an announcer on local radio and a roving broadcaster at state fairs, Mr. Linkletter showed a talent for ingratiating himself with his subjects and getting them to open up, often with hilarious results.
Art Linkletter is shown above interviewing a child on “House Party.”
He was particularly adept at putting small children at ease, which he did regularly on a segment of “House Party,” a reliably amusing question-and-answer session that provided the material for his best-selling book “Kids Say the Darndest Things!”
His wholesome, friendly manner and upbeat appeal endeared him to millions of Americans even though TV critics and intellectuals found the Linkletter persona "bland."
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