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Sep 24, 2017 · Allen Ludden was a broadcasting fixture for nearly forty years, with beloved shows like GE College Bowl and Password, but now, author Adam Nedeff (The Matchless Gene Rayburn) brings you the remarkable life of a man who became a television star by accident, and a man who won Betty White's heart again and again and again.
Feb 12, 2018 · Allen Ludden was born as Allen Packard Ellsworth on October 5, 1917 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, USA. His father, Elmer Ellsworth, was an ice dealer, and his mother Leila M. Allen was a housewife. His father died at the young age of 26 in the Spanish flu epidemic after which his mother remarried electrical engineer Homer Ludden, Jr. Allen was ...
Allen Ludden. Ludden in October 1976. Allen Ludden ( Allen Packard Ellsworth; October 5, 1917 – June 9, 1981) was an American television personality and game show host. Ludden was well known for hosting many game shows. He hosted Password and Password Plus between 1961 and 1980. Ludden was born on October 5, 1917 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Allen Ludden, born Allen Packard Ellsworth, was an American television personality, emcee and game show host, perhaps most well-known for hosting various incarnations of the game show Password between 1961 and 1980. Allen Packard Ellsworth was born on October 5, 1917, in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, the first child of Elmer Ellsworth, 25, a Nebraska native […]
Jun 25, 2023 · Allen Ludden, perhaps better known as the husband of Betty White, served as the show’s original emcee in 1961, and 13 years later he hosted an ABC reboot that won outstanding game show at the ...
Jan 7, 2022 · The modest tombstone reads Allen E. Ludden, Capt US Army World War II. He was born October 5, 1917 in Mineral Point and passed away on June 9, 1981. The cemetery confirmed there is a plot available next to Allen, though they have not been contacted by Betty's family yet.
I t was on the radio that Allen Ludden's career as an entertainer took off in 1953 when he became moderator of the original College Quiz Bowl, which aired on NBC. A few years later, he produced a kinescope version of the shoe for television "and CBS bought the whole package — including me!"
