Jack Linkletter
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Jack Linkletter was an American
game show
and television host
and entertainer. He was the son of Art Linkletter
.
's five children. He was said to have been inspired to enter show business
by his father's show, House Party
.
As a boy, Mr. Linkletter inspired one of his father's most famous "House Party" routines: interviewing young children.
Linkletter was an English major at the University of Southern California in 1958 when he began hosting the NBC-TV prime-time summer replacement quiz show "Haggis Baggis."
Linkletter hosted seven television shows throughout his career, including Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny
, On the Go (1958–59), Here's Hollywood
and America Alive. He also hosted a number of events and pageants
, including the Miss Universe
pageant, events for the World's Fair
and many parades.
In recent decades, he was president of Linkletter Enterprises, developer and operator of commercial and industrial real estate and manager of diversified family investments. He also operated the Link Fund, a private fund investing in equity and debt instruments. Linkletter served as the International President of YPO
(The Young Presidents Organization) and national director of the 4-H Clubs.
on December 18, 2007, at his home in Cloverdale, California
. He was survived by both of his parents, his younger sisters, Dawn and Sharon, and his children Mike, Dennis and Laura.
United States
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game show
Game show
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and television host
Presenter
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and entertainer. He was the son of Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter
Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter 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...
.
Early life
Linkletter was born as Arthur Jack Linkletter in San Francisco. He was the oldest of Lois and Art LinkletterArt Linkletter
Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter 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...
's five children. He was said to have been inspired to enter show business
Show business
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by his father's show, House Party
Art Linkletter's House Party
House Party is an American radio daytime variety/talk show that aired on CBS Radio and on ABC Radio from January 15, 1945 to October 13, 1967...
.
As a boy, Mr. Linkletter inspired one of his father's most famous "House Party" routines: interviewing young children.
Linkletter was an English major at the University of Southern California in 1958 when he began hosting the NBC-TV prime-time summer replacement quiz show "Haggis Baggis."
Career
At 15, Linkletter began doing an interview show for CBS Radio, which was soon followed by an hourlong program featuring records and stunts called "Teen Time."Linkletter hosted seven television shows throughout his career, including Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny
Hootenanny
Hootenanny is an Appalachian colloquialism that was used in early twentieth century America to refer to things whose names were forgotten or unknown. In this usage it was synonymous with thingamajig or whatchamacallit, as in "hand me that hootenanny." Hootenanny was also an old country word for...
, On the Go (1958–59), Here's Hollywood
Here's Hollywood
Here's Hollywood is an American celebrity interview program which aired on weekday afternoons on NBC at 4:30 Eastern time from September 26, 1960, to December 28, 1962.-Overview:...
and America Alive. He also hosted a number of events and pageants
Pageants
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, including the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant, events for the World's Fair
World's Fair
World's fair, World fair, Universal Exposition, and World Expo are various large public exhibitions held in different parts of the world. The first Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom, in 1851, under the title "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All...
and many parades.
In recent decades, he was president of Linkletter Enterprises, developer and operator of commercial and industrial real estate and manager of diversified family investments. He also operated the Link Fund, a private fund investing in equity and debt instruments. Linkletter served as the International President of YPO
YPO
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(The Young Presidents Organization) and national director of the 4-H Clubs.
Death
Linkletter died of lymphomaLymphoma
Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage...
on December 18, 2007, at his home in Cloverdale, California
Cloverdale, California
Cloverdale is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States. The San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad reached Cloverdale in 1872. The Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California is headquartered here...
. He was survived by both of his parents, his younger sisters, Dawn and Sharon, and his children Mike, Dennis and Laura.