Art Linkletter

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Was abandoned as an infant and subsequently adopted by a preacher and his wife, John and Mary Linkletter.

Is in the San Diego State University Hall of Fame as a basketball player. Also tried out for the 1936 Olympics as a swimmer.

His hugely popular show Kids Say the Darndest Things actually started out as a segment on an earlier show called House Party.

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Was abandoned as an infant and subsequently adopted by a preacher and his wife, John and Mary Linkletter.

Is in the San Diego State University Hall of Fame as a basketball player. Also tried out for the 1936 Olympics as a swimmer.

His hugely popular show Kids Say the Darndest Things actually started out as a segment on an earlier show called House Party.

The popularity of Kids Say the Darndest Things led to a series of books of the same name which were illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, one of the rare non-Peanuts projects he worked on.

Has never had an agent or a business manager.

At one point, had shows on all three existing television networks at the same time.

Was a close friend of Walt Disney and was asked by Disney to host the opening of his theme park, Disneyland.

Received a Daytime Emmy for lifetime achievement in 2003.

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