Art Linkletter DEAD.

26May10: Art Linkletter is dead at age 97.  3 points each to Roland and Sandy.  Roland is now tied with Mark for 2nd place with 19 points each.

TV host Art Linkletter dead at 97


(AFP) – 3 hours ago



LOS ANGELES — Legendary US television host Art Linkletter, best known for shows such as "House Party" and "People Are Funny," died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. He was 97.



Known for his interviews with celebrities and children, the Canadian-born TV personality was a household name with his "House Party" show, which began life on radio in 1944 before running for 17 years on CBS television from 1952.



His NBC show "People Are Funny" ran for 19 years, making Linkletter one of television's most enduring personalities.



Linkletter's interviews with children were collected for a book titled "Kids Say the Darndest Things," which led to a television series of the same name.



Former US First Lady Nancy Reagan paid tribute to the man she called "a good friend for a long, long time."



"Ronnie and I admired him very much," Reagan said in a statement. "Art was great to be around, always warm and optimistic and he loved people."