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A look at the classic TV shows of the 1960s
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LIFE WITH LINKLETTER Kevin S. Butler writes: "TV host Jack Linkletter, the son of radio and television personality Art Linkletter is dead. He died on December 10, 2007 having lost his battle with cancer. "Jack Linkletter hosted such 1960's shows as Hootenanny, a folk music series on ABC Saturday nights, and talk shows like On The Go and Here's Hollywood on NBC. "Among the many performers that he interviewed on Here's Hollywood were Bud Abbott and The Three Stooges (he also interviewed the Stooges for On The Go). He co-hosted Life With Linkletter with his famous father during the 1969-70 season. This is the second tragic loss for Mr. Art Linkletter, his daughter Diane died from a drug induced suicide in the 1970s." Jack Linkletter was a very talented interviewer, Hootenanny was remarkable and, for some reason, I have fond memories of watching Life With Linkletter as a kid. I suppose it stems from watching it as a young boy while taking a break sledding on a snowy, school-closed day. I can still remember drying our frozen gloves on the radiator and watching Life With Linkletter and thinking how modern it seemed for daytime TV. Here's the info and video clips (in Real Player format) I have from the TVparty 1969 tribute: Life
With Linkletter In this sample, Art and Jack welcomes guests Herb Klein, communications director for the Nixon administration and boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard. (Art Linkletter was a Nixon friend and insider.) In this clip, Herb Klein remarks about one of the first things Nixon did upon taking office - it has to do with television. Sugar Ray Robinson tells Art how he ran through millions of dollars and was now broke. Life With Linkletter never caught on and was cancelled in the fall of 1970. Despite a run of 18 years on network daytime TV, Art Linkletter never hosted another network TV series, in part due to his fervent, heart-breaking anti-drug crusade following his daughter's death. In October of 1969 Art's daughter Diane Linkletter (who was featured on the last season of the previous series when it was re-titled The Linkletter Show) made headlines when she committed suicide by jumping to her death during an acid trip. Chances are this is the only surviving episode. Thanks to A.J. McWhorter from Television Archives for the ultra-rare footage! |
1966 ABC Fall Season Previews Love on a Rooftop, That Girl, Tammy Grimes Show and the preview special hosted by Batman and Robin! |
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