Linkletter, Art

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Portrait of Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter
Name
Linkletter, ArtGender: M
Kelley, Arthur Gordon
born on 17 July 1912 at 04:38 (= 04:38 AM )
Place Moosejaw, Canada, 50n23, 105w32
Timezone MST h7w (is standard time)
Data source
Orig source not knownRodden Rating C
Astrology data 24°29' 06°03 Asc. 28°34'



Biography

Canadian entertainer. An emcee and ad-libber extraordinaire, he talked to some 30,000 people in his 16 years as a radio and TV announcer. His three shows, "People Are Funny," "House Party" and "Life with Linkletter" were extremely popular. Since 1933, when he first became an announcer, he had talked extemporaneously and non-stop.

The son of an unwed mom, he was adopted by an elderly couple who moved to California with him when he was three. He always referred to himself as an orphan.

His daughter, Diane died of drug suicide 10/04/1969. After that time, he invested much of his time, energy and resources into various youth-oriented programs and charitable activities.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

Events

  • Death of Child 4 October 1969 (Daughter, drug OD)

Source Notes

Baird file, from Ziegler

Categories

  • Vocation : Entertainment : TV host/ Personality
  • Family : Parenting : Kids - Drug involved (Daughter)
  • Notable : Book Collection : American Book
  • Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Financial success in field
  • Lifestyle : Financial : Philanthropist (Youth organizations)
  • Family : Childhood : Adopted (Adopted by elderly couple)

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