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Allen Ellsworth Ludden was an American television personality, actor, singer, emcee, and game show host. He hosted various incarnations of the game show Password between 1961 and 1980.
Ludden in 1961
Ludden hosting a match between Princeton and Georgetown University on the General Electric College Bowl in 1959
Ludden with Werner Klemperer on Password in 1971
Ludden with Elizabeth Montgomery on Password in 1972
Password is an American television game show. Two teams, each composed of a celebrity and contestant, attempt to convey mystery words to each other using single-word clues, in order to win cash prizes
Allen Ludden
…1917 – June 9, 1981) was an American television personality, actor, singer, emcee, and game show host. He hosted various incarnations of the game show Password between 1961 and 1980. Ludden was born on October 5, 1917, in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, the first child of Elmer and Leila M. (née Allen) Ellsworth…
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Former logo, used in 1967.
The show was featured in a 1972 episode of The Odd Couple series, in which Oscar and Felix were contestants