Also known as
  • Allen Ellsworth
Allen Ludden (October 5, 1917 – June 9, 1981) was an American television presenter and game show host. He was born Allen Packard Ellsworth in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. The surname Ludden was his stepfather's. An English and dramatics major at the University of Texas, he graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors in 1940 and received his Master of Arts degree in English from the same university in 1941. He served in the U.S. Army, received a Bronze Star, and was discharged with the rank of Captain in 1946. During the late 1940s and early 1950s he carved out a career as an advisor for youth in teen-magazine columns and on radio, and his radio show for teenagers "Mind Your Manners," received a Peabody Award in 1950. Ludden hosted many game shows, including the GE College Bowl, but he was most famous for hosting both the daytime and primetime versions of Password on CBS and ABC between 1961 and 1975. He started hosting an updated version of the game, Password Plus on NBC, in 1979, but... full article at wikipedia
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