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Allen Ludden

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Allen Ludden (born Allen Packard Ellsworth, October 5, 1917 – June 9, 1981) was an American television personality, emcee and game show host, perhaps best known for having hosted various incarnations of the game show Password between 1961 and 1980. [1]

75 relations: A Special Evening with Carol Burnett, Al Schwartz (producer), Alex Trebek, Allen (given name), Allen Ludden's Gallery, Barry & Enright Productions, Bert Convy, Betty White, Bill Cullen, Chain Reaction (game show), College Bowl, Corpus Christi, Texas, Dan Enright, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host, Dick Stuart, Elizabeth Montgomery, Futureworld, Game Show Congress, Geoff Edwards, Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman, Jack Barry (game show host), Jack Clark (television personality), Janus (play), June 1981, June 9, Liar's Club, Lin Bolen, List of Fantasy Island guest stars, List of game show hosts, List of Jimmy Fallon games and sketches, List of people from Texas, List of people from Wisconsin, List of stage names, List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, List of The Love Boat episodes, List of The Love Boat guest stars, List of The Odd Couple (1970 TV series) episodes, Louise M. Tesmer, Ludden, Masquerade Party, Million Dollar Password, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, October 1917, October 1961, October 5, Password (game show), Password Plus and Super Password, PATSY Award, Perry White, ..., Peter Marshall (entertainer), Philip Cochran, Portia Nelson, Robert Earle, Shoot for the Stars, Stumpers, Stumpers (game show), Sue Ann Nivens, Tattletales, The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, The Family (sketch), The Joker's Wild, The Odd Couple (1970 TV series), The Prospect Studios, Thomas Jefferson High School (San Antonio), Tom Kennedy (television presenter), Wesley Eure, What's This Song?, White Front, Win with the Stars, 1917, 1981, 1981 in American television, 3rd Daytime Emmy Awards, 50 Grand Slam. Expand index (25 more) »

A Special Evening with Carol Burnett

"A Special Evening with Carol Burnett" is the two-hour series finale of the American variety/sketch comedy television show The Carol Burnett Show.

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Al Schwartz (producer)

Allen "Al" Schwartz (born January 3, 1932) is an American television producer who has produced a variety of shows in association with Dick Clark.

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Alex Trebek

George Alexander Trebek (born July 22, 1940) is a Canadian-American television personality.

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Allen (given name)

Allen is the given name of.

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Allen Ludden's Gallery

Allen Ludden's Gallery is a short-lived syndicated television talk show (1969) hosted by Allen Ludden, best known as the host of the game shows G.E. College Bowl and Password.

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Barry & Enright Productions

Barry & Enright Productions (also known as either Jack Barry-Dan Enright Productions or Jack Barry & Dan Enright Productions and known as Barry, Enright & Friendly Productions), was a United States television production company that was formed in 1947 by Jack Barry and Dan Enright.

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Bert Convy

Bernard Whalen "Bert" Convy (July 23, 1933 – July 15, 1991) was an American actor, singer, game show host and panelist known for hosting Tattletales, Super Password and Win, Lose or Draw.

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Betty White

Betty Marion White Ludden (born January 17, 1922), known professionally as Betty White, is an American actress and comedian, with the longest television career of a female entertainer.

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Bill Cullen

William Lawrence Francis Cullen (February 18, 1920 – July 7, 1990) was an American radio and television personality whose career spanned five decades.

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Chain Reaction (game show)

Chain Reaction is an American game show created by Bob Stewart, in which players compete to form chains composed of two-word phrases.

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College Bowl

College Bowl (also known as General Electric (G.E.) College Bowl) was a radio, television, and student quiz show.

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Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi, colloquially Corpus (Latin: Body of Christ), is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas.

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Dan Enright

Daniel "Dan" Enright (August 30, 1917 – May 22, 1992) was an American television producer, primarily of game shows.

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Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

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Dick Stuart

Richard Lee Stuart (November 7, 1932 – December 15, 2002) was an American professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1958 to 1966 and 1969.

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Elizabeth Montgomery

Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery (April 15, 1933 – May 18, 1995) was an American film, stage, and television actress whose career spanned five decades.

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Futureworld

Futureworld is a 1976 American science fiction thriller film directed by Richard T. Heffron and written by Mayo Simon and George Schenck.

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Game Show Congress

Game Show Congress is a meeting of industry professionals, former contestants and fans of television game shows.

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Geoff Edwards

Geoffrey Bruce Owen "Geoff" Edwards (February 13, 1931 – March 5, 2014) was an American television actor, game show host and radio personality.

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Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is a nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, that was founded in 1947 to honor the achievements of outstanding Americans who have succeeded in spite of adversity and to emphasize the importance of higher education.

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It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman

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Jack Barry (game show host)

Jack Barry (born John Barasch; March 20, 1918 – May 2, 1984) was an American television personality and executive who made a name for himself in the game show field.

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Jack Clark (television personality)

Jack Leslie Clark (November 25, 1925 – July 21, 1988) was an American television game show host and announcer.

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Janus (play)

Janus is a 1955 romantic comedy play by Carolyn Green.

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June 1981

The following events occurred in June 1981.

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June 9

No description.

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Liar's Club

Liar's Club is an American game show, originally produced by Ralph Andrews, featuring a panel of celebrity guests who offered explanations of obscure or unusual objects.

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Lin Bolen

Lin Bolen (March 21, 1941 – January 19, 2018) was an American television executive and producer.

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List of Fantasy Island guest stars

This is a list of guest stars on the American television series Fantasy Island.

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List of game show hosts

This is a list of game show hosts.

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List of Jimmy Fallon games and sketches

The following is a list of recurring games, sketches, and other comedy routines from the NBC late night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and its predecessor, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

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List of people from Texas

The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Texas.

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List of people from Wisconsin

This is a list of prominent people from the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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List of stage names

This list of stage names lists names used by those in the entertainment industry, alphabetically by their stage name's surname, followed by their birth name.

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List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The following is a list of the stars' actual locations on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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List of The Love Boat episodes

The American television series The Love Boat (Love Boat in its final season), set on a cruise ship, was aired on ABC from September 24, 1977 until February 27, 1987.

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List of The Love Boat guest stars

This list of guest stars on the television series The Love Boat is alphabetical by last name.

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List of The Odd Couple (1970 TV series) episodes

The Odd Couple is a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to March 7, 1975 on ABC.

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Louise M. Tesmer

Louise M. Tesmer (born December 25, 1942) is a Wisconsin Circuit Court reserve judge and a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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Ludden

Ludden can refer to.

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Masquerade Party

Masquerade Party is an American television game show.

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Million Dollar Password

Million Dollar Password is an updated version of the game show Password on CBS, which was hosted by Regis Philbin and ran from June 1, 2008, to June 14, 2009.

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Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Mineral Point is a city in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.

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October 1917

The following events occurred in October 1917.

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October 1961

The following events occurred in October 1961.

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October 5

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Password (game show)

Password is an American television game show which was created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions.

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Password Plus and Super Password

Password Plus and Super Password are American TV game shows that aired separately between 1979 and 1989.

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PATSY Award

The PATSY Award was originated by the Hollywood office of the American Humane Association in 1939.

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Perry White

Perry White is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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Peter Marshall (entertainer)

Ralph Pierre LaCock (born March 30, 1926), better known by his stage name Peter Marshall, is an American television and radio personality, singer, and actor.

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Philip Cochran

Philip Gerald Cochran (born in Erie, Pennsylvania January 29, 1910 – August 26, 1979) was an officer in the United States Army Air Corps and the United States Army Air Forces.

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Portia Nelson

Portia Nelson (May 27, 1920 – March 6, 2001) was an American popular singer, songwriter, actress, and author.

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Robert Earle

Robert Earle (born January 5, 1926 in Baldwin, New York) is a former host of G.E. College Bowl, an American game show that was broadcast first by CBS, later by NBC.

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Shoot for the Stars

Shoot for the Stars is a game show created and produced by Bob Stewart, and aired on the NBC television network.

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Stumpers

Stumpers may refer to.

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Stumpers (game show)

Stumpers! is a game show hosted by Allen Ludden that aired on NBC from October 4 to December 31, 1976.

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Sue Ann Nivens

Sue Ann Nivens was a fictional character on the long-running situation comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

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Tattletales

Tattletales is an American game show which first aired on the CBS daytime schedule on February 18, 1974.

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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast was an NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean Martin in 1974–1984.

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The Family (sketch)

"The Family" is a series of comedy sketches featured on The Carol Burnett Show, with one installment airing on Carol Burnett & Company.

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The Joker's Wild

The Joker's Wild is an American television game show that has aired at different times since the 1970s.

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The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)

The Odd Couple, formally titled onscreen Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, is an American television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970, to March 7, 1975, on ABC.

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The Prospect Studios

The Prospect Studios (also known as ABC Television Center) is a lot containing several television studios located at 4151 Prospect Avenue in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, at the corner of Prospect and Talmadge Street (named in honor of silent screen star Norma Talmadge), just east of Hollywood.

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Thomas Jefferson High School (San Antonio)

Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas (United States) and is one of ten high schools in the San Antonio Independent School District.

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Tom Kennedy (television presenter)

James Edward Narz (born February 26, 1927), known professionally as Tom Kennedy, is an American television presenter best known for his work in game shows.

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Wesley Eure

Wesley Eure (born August 17, 1951) is an American actor, singer, author, producer, director, charity fundraiser, and lecturer.

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What's This Song?

What's This Song? is an American game show that ran on NBC from October 26, 1964, to September 24, 1965, and was the first national game show hosted by Wink Martindale (although he was known as "Win" Martindale here).

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White Front

White Front was a chain of discount stores in Southern California and the western United States from 1959 through the mid-1970s.

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Win with the Stars

Win with the Stars is an American game show that ran in syndication from 1968-1969.

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1917

This year was famous for the October Revolution in Russia, by Vladimir Lenin.

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1981

No description.

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1981 in American television

The year 1981 in television involved some significant events.

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3rd Daytime Emmy Awards

The 3rd Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1976 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1975).

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50 Grand Slam

50 Grand Slam is a game show from Ralph Andrews Productions that aired on NBC from October 4 to December 31, 1976.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Ludden

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