American radio and television personality (1917–1981)
Allen Ludden
Ludden in 1961
Born
Allen Packard Ellsworth
(1917-10-05)October 5, 1917
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
June 9, 1981(1981-06-09) (aged 63)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place
Graceland Cemetery, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Texas
Occupation(s)
Game show host, television personality, actor, singer
Years active
1949–1981
Spouses
Margaret McGloin
(m. 1943; died 1961)
Betty White
(m. 1963)
Children
3
Allen Ellsworth Ludden (born Allen Packard Ellsworth; October 5, 1917 – June 9, 1981) was an American television personality, actor, singer, emcee, and game show host. He hosted various incarnations of the game show Password between 1961 and 1980.
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CBS, later by NBC. Earle was the second host of the show, succeeding AllenLudden, who left the show in 1962 to host Password. Earle hosted College Bowl...
guest-hosted Password Plus for four weeks in April 1980 while original host AllenLudden was being treated for stomach cancer. Cullen was initially in the running...
cousins. Montgomery made many appearances on the game show Password. AllenLudden, the show's longtime host, called her the "Queen of Password". Montgomery...
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ran on CBS from 1959 to 1963, and moved back to NBC from 1963 to 1970. AllenLudden was the original host, but left to do Password full-time in 1962. Robert...
to March 24, 1989. Password Plus was hosted by original Password host AllenLudden from its debut until April 1980, when he took a leave of absence after...
Award ceremony was hosted by various celebrities, including Betty White, AllenLudden, and Bob Barker. Barker has stated he eventually resigned in protest...
Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player and civil servant (b. 1884) 1981 – AllenLudden, American game show host (b. 1917) 1984 – Helen Hardin, American painter...
casting director decided to approach the star herself who, with husband AllenLudden, was already good friends with Mary Tyler Moore and her then husband...
appears in It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman, portrayed by AllenLudden. Perry White's son, T. J. White, was a supporting character in the Superboy...
Schneider Stuart Margolin as Harry Croft James M. Connor as Clark the robot AllenLudden as game show host Robert Cornthwaite as Mr. Reed Angela Greene as Mrs...
obituary Retrieved October 4, 2022 "Talking Pictures (1968 Pilot), with AllenLudden" – via www.youtube.com. "Jan Sterling", Internet Broadway Database (IBDB)...
NBC's Card Sharks in 1980. Trebek and several other game show hosts (AllenLudden, Bill Cullen, Wink Martindale, Jack Clark, Tom Kennedy, Gene Rayburn...
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