1. Arthur Jack Linkletter was an American game show and television host and entertainer.
11 Facts About Jack Linkletter
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Jack Linkletter was the oldest of Lois and Art Linkletter's five children.
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Jack Linkletter was said to have been inspired to enter show business by his father's show House Party.
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Jack Linkletter was an English major at the University of Southern California in 1958 when he began hosting the NBC-TV prime-time summer replacement quiz show Haggis Baggis.
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At 15, Jack Linkletter began doing an interview show for CBS Radio, which was followed in 1954 by an hour-long program featuring records and stunts called "Teen Club".
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Jack Linkletter hosted seven television shows throughout his career, including Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny, On the Go and Here's Hollywood.
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Jack Linkletter hosted a number of events and pageants, including the Miss Universe pageant, events for the World's Fair and many parades.
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Jack Linkletter was president of Jack Linkletter Enterprises, developer and operator of commercial and industrial real estate and manager of diversified family investments.
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Jack Linkletter operated the Link Fund, a private fund investing in equity and debt instruments.
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Jack Linkletter served as the International President of Young Presidents' Organization and national director of the 4-H Clubs.
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Jack Linkletter died of lymphoma on December 18,2007, at his home in Cloverdale, California.