Art Linkletter caricature by Sam Berman for NBC's 1947 promotion book

Art Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly on July 17, 1912) was the host of two of the longest-running shows in broadcast history: House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years. Abandoned at an early age in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, he was adopted by Mary and John Linkletter, an evangelical preacher. He is an alumnus of San Diego State University (SDSU) where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Image File history File linksMetadata Alinklater. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Alinklater. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... House Party was an American daytime TV variety/talk show which aired on CBS-TV from September 1952 until 1969. ... It has been suggested that CBS evening news anchors be merged into this article or section. ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Location of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River 71 km west of Regina. ... San Diego State University athletics http://www. ... ATΩ (Alpha Tau Omega) annually ranks among the top ten national fraternities for number of chapters and total number of members. ...

Linkletter was famous for interviewing children on House Party and Kids Say the Darndest Things, which led to a successful series of books quoting children. Kids Say the Darndest Things is a TV show hosted by Bill Cosby and co-hosted by Art Linkletter that aired on CBS in the late 1990s. ...

Linkletter's 20-year-old daughter, Diane Linkletter, died on October 4, 1969, by jumping out of her sixth floor kitchen window. Art Linkletter believed that she committed suicide because she was on, or having a flashback from a LSD trip. However, toxicology tests done after the incident detected no signs of LSD use, and it is quite likely LSD played no part in her suicide [1]. Linkletter speaks out against drugs to prevent children from straying into a drug habit. Linkletter lost his son Robert in an automobile accident. Diane Linkletter (1948 - October 4, 1969) was the daughter and youngest child of popular American radio and television personality Art Linkletter. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... For other uses, see LSD (disambiguation). ...

Art used to be the spokesperson for the life insurance company National Home Life.

Linkletter recently opened the celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of Disneyland at the age of 93. He commentated on the opening day celebrations in 1955, and was a good friend of Walt Disney. Wikinews has news related to: Disneyland marks 50th anniversary The Happiest Homecoming on Earth is the eighteen-month-long celebration (held through 2005 and 2006) of the fiftieth anniversary of the Disneyland theme park, which opened on July 17, 1955. ... It has been suggested that Hidden Mickey 50 Ears be merged into this article or section. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966), was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, and philanthropist. ...

He received a lifetime achievement Daytime Emmy in 2003, and is currently the spokesman for USA Next, a conservative alternative to the AARP. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... USA Next is a United States lobbyist group whose slogan is Building a Legacy of Freedom for Americas Families. It presents itself as a conservative senior citizens organization, although the number of members it has has been challenged. ... AARP logo For the AppleTalk protocol developed by Apple Computer, see AppleTalk address resolution protocol (AARP). ...

"Confessions of a Happy Man," Art Linkletter's own story (with Dean Jennings) was published by Random House in 1960. On the first page, he reports that he has had no contact with his natural parents, or his sister or two brothers, since the Kellys abandoned him when he was only a few weeks old. He married Lois Foerster on November 25, 1935 and they had five children: Arthur Jack (also a TV host), Dawn, Robert, Sharon and Diane. It might be coincidence, but Walt Disney's children, who arrived first, were also named Sharon and Diane. November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Diane Linkletter (1948 - October 4, 1969) was the daughter and youngest child of popular American radio and television personality Art Linkletter. ...

In 1963 Art Linkletter became the spokesman for Milton Bradley's Game of Life. His picture appeared on the box and on the $100,000 bills.

In recent years, the conservative Republican Linkletter has become a political organizer and a spokesman for the United Seniors Association. USA Next is a United States lobbyist group whose slogan is Building a Legacy of Freedom for Americas Families. It presents itself as a conservative senior citizens organization, although the number of members it has has been challenged. ...

External links

• Art Linkletter at the Internet Movie Database
• Disney Legends profile
• 2006 Linkletter profile