Allen ludden biography
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| Allen Ludden | |
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| Name | Allen Packard Ellsworth |
| Born | October 5, |
| Place | Mineral Point, Wisconsin |
| Died | June 9, (aged 63) |
| Place | Los Angeles, California |
| Cause of Death | Stomach Cancer |
| Occupation | Game Show Host, TV personality, Actor, Singer |
| Spouse | Margaret McGloin (m. ; her death) Betty White (m. ; his death) |
Allen Packard Ellsworth or Allen Ludden (October 5, – June 9, ) was an American television emcee and game show host. He was born Allen Packard Ellsworth in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated. For many years up until his death he was married to frequent Password player and actress Betty White.
Early Life[]
Ludden was the first child of Elmer Ellsworth, a Nebraska native living in Mineral Point, Wisconsin and working as an ice dealer; an his wife Leila M. Allen, a Wisconsin native and housewife. Elmer Ellsworth died the next winter at age 26, a victim of the w
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Who Was Allen Ludden? All About Betty White's Emmy Award-Winning Husband
With his trademark horn-rimmed glasses, Allen Ludden looked like a guy who was more at home in a college seminar on quantum physics than in a television studio.
Despite the bookish exterior, he had an infectious energy that made him one of TV's most popular game show hosts from the s through the '70s. The secret to his personal charm? "It was his enthusiasm," Betty White said of her husband of 18 years during a interview with Piers Morgan on CNN. "He was interested in everything."
Hailing from Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and raised in San Antonio, Ludden, born Oct. 5, , studied English at the University of Texas. He served as an Army officer during World War II and eventually found work with the CBS radio network. In that time he also married girlfriend Martha McGloin and began growing their family.
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Allen Ludden
American radio and television personality (–)
Allen Ludden | |
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Ludden in | |
| Born | Allen Packard Ellsworth ()October 5, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, () (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 | – |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 3 |
Allen Ellsworth Ludden (born Allen Packard Ellsworth; October 5, &#; June 9, ) was an American television personality, actor, singer, emcee, and game show host. He hosted various incarnations of the game show Password between and
Early years
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