What happened to Allen Ludden?

November 2024 · 1 minute read

Allen Ludden

Allen Ludden is a famous Game Show Host, who was born on October 5, 1917 in United States.

Host of Password, a game show that ran from 1961 until 1980 and Password Plus.

He also won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host.

What happened to Allen Ludden?

He married actress Betty White in 1963. The two met when White appeared on Password as a panelist. He had three children named David, Sarah and Martha — not with Betty White.

During his career in the entertainment industry, Allen became the host of many shows.

These included the talk show “Allen Ludden’s Gallery” in which he worked alongside his wife, actress Betty White, among other shows such as “Win with the Stars”, “Stumpers!” and “Liar’s Club”.

The latter featured celebrity guests who would try to offer explanations of unusual objects to contestants, who must figure it out to win prizes.

Since his passing, there are many personal belongings of him stored at the Free Public Library in his hometown, also donated by White.

They include letters and scripts written by him, as well as newspaper clippings about his life, photographs, and a broken pair of horn-rimmed glasses that he used to wear.

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