The ‘Kids Say The Darnedest Things’ segment of the Art Linkletter
House Party is the most famous of all. Linkletter interviewed schoolchildren between the ages of five and ten (above).
During the segment’s 27-year run, Linkletter interviewed an
estimated 23,000 children. The popularity of the segment led
to a TV series with the same title hosted by Bill Cosby on CBS-
TV from January 1998 to June 2000.
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000)
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000
Television and radio personality, comedian,
musician, composer, writer and actor.
Steve Allen, in 1954 achieved national fame
as the co-creator and first host of The Tonight
Show, which was the first late-night television
talk show.
Allen died in his sleep from chest trauma caused
by injuries sustained in an earlier traffic accident.
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1962, Johnny Carson took over from Jack
Paar as host of the late-night talk program The Tonight
Show. Carson went on to host The Tonight Show
Starring Johnny Carson for three decade.
JOHNNY CARSON AS CARNAC THE MAGNIFICENT (1978)
Tonight Starring Steve Allen was a talk show hosted by
Steve Allen. It was the first version of what eventually
became known as The Tonight Show. Tonight was the
first late-night talk show, as well as the first late night
television series of any kind to achieve long-term
success. Allen’s run as host of the show lasted for
two and a half seasons, beginning in fall 1954 and
ending with Allen’s departure in January 1957.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000)
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