What is Allen Ludden?
[[File:Allen Ludden Stumpers 1976.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Ludden in October 1976]] '''Allen Ludden''' ('''Allen Packard Ellsworth'''; October 5, 1917 &ndash; June 9, 1981) was an [[Americans|American]] television personality and game show host. Ludden was well known for hosting many game shows. He hosted ''[[Password (game show)|Password]]'' and ''[[Password Plus]]'' between 1961 and 1980. Ludden was born on October 5, 1917 in [[Mineral Point, Wisconsin|Mineral Point]], [[Wisconsin]]. He was raised in Mineral Point, Wisconsin and in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. Ludden studied at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]]. Ludden was married to Margaret McGloin from 1943 until her death in 1961. Then he was married to [[Betty White]] from 1963 until his death in 1981. Ludden died on June 9, 1981 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] from stomach cancer, aged 63. ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} *[http://allenbettyarchive.com The Allen Ludden & Betty White Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130116153311/http://allenbettyarchive.com/ |date=2013-01-16 }} *[http://www.tv.com/allen-ludden/person/61350/biography.html Allen Ludden's biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919060805/http://www.tv.com/allen-ludden/person/61350/biography.html |date=2008-09-19 }} *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1925 Allen Ludden's Photo & Gravesite] *{{IMDb name|id=0524843|name=Allen Ludden}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ludden, Allen}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:1981 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Chicago]] [[Category:Actors from Wisconsin]] [[Category:American game show hosts]] [[Category:American radio personalities]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American television presenters]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Deaths from stomach cancer]] [[Category:Radio personalities from Chicago]] [[Category:Television personalities from Chicago]] [[Category:Television personalities from Wisconsin]]