- Jack Linkletter
Jack Linkletter (
November 20 ,1937 –December 18 ,2007 ) was an Americangame show and television host andentertainer . He was the son ofArt Linkletter . cite news |first=|last=|title= Jack Linkletter, son of Art Linkletter, dies at 70|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/people/deaths/e3i6e567d60fe33bee3de1a90f7fb03deb9 |work=Associated Press |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date=2007-12-21 |accessdate=2007-12-21]Early life
Linkletter was born as Arthur Jack Linkletter in
San Francisco . cite news |first=|last=|title= TV host followed in father Art's footsteps|url= http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-linkletter20dec20,0,3111524.story?coll=la-home-obituaries|work=Los Angeles Times |publisher= |date=2007-12-20 |accessdate=2007-12-21] He was the oldest of Art and Lois Linkletter's five children. He was said to have been inspired to entershow business by his famous father's show, "House Party ".Career
Linkletter hosted seven television shows throughout his career, including "
Hootenanny ", "Here's Hollywood " and "America Alive " . He also hosted a number of well known special events andpageants , including theMiss Universe pageant, events for theWorld's Fair and manyparades .Death
Jack Linkletter died of
lymphoma on December 18, 2007, at his home inCloverdale, California , aged 70. He was survived by both of his nonagenarian parents, who have been married since 1935, and his younger sisters, Dawn and Sharon.References
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