Memorial to be held for Art Linkletter at Bohemian Grove

Carlsbad resident James Anderson and his family were among about 50 relatives who attended a private memorial service for Art Linkletter on Sunday at the TV personality’s Bel Air home. They quietly shared stories of Linkletter’s life and his trademark humor, glimpsed by the world on his long-running “House Party” and “People Are Funny” shows.

Anderson’s mother, Dawn, of Sedona, Ariz., is one of Art and Lois Linkletter’s two surviving children.

A second private ceremony for the affable entertainer, who died at home May 26 at age 97, will take place soon at one of his favorite spots, Bohemian Grove in Northern California, said Anderson’s wife, Adrianne. “He died in his sleep — which was what he wanted,” she said.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/03/tv-personality-linkletter-remembered-at-memorial/



Art Linkletter
AKA Arthur Gordon Kelly

Born: 17-Jul-1912
Birthplace: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: 26-May-2010
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: unspecified


Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: TV Personality
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Kids Say the Darndest Things

Art Linkletter was abandoned as an infant, adopted and raised by a preacher. He first showed his entrepreneurial spirit by sorting through discarded lemons at a local fruit-packing plant, picking the least-obviously rotten fruit, and selling the produce door-to-door. He hosted House Party and People Are Funny both on radio and later on television, and is best remembered for his interviews with children, Kids Say the Darndest Things.

Linkletter's daughter Diane committed suicide in 1969, allegedly under the influence of LSD (the story that her father maintained). An autopsy revealed no drugs in Diane's system, but that didn't stop the "killed by LSD" story, and Linkletter quickly became one of America's most prominent spokesmen for the War on Drugs. He was appointed to President Nixon's National Advisory Council for Drug Abuse Prevention.

In his 90s, Linkletter served as National Chairman of USA Next, a group that promotes itself as "the conservative alternative to the liberal AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)." The organization accepted millions of dollars from large pharmaceutical companies, and hired most of the creative crew behind the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth." USA Next purchased ads touting George W. Bush's early 2000s changes to the Medicare program.

Father: Fulton John Linkletter (adoptive)
Mother: Mary Metzler (adoptive)
Wife: Lois Foerster (m. 25-Nov-1935, two sons, three daughters)
Son: Arthur Jack Linkletter (b. 20-Nov-1937, d. 18-Dec-2007 lymphoma)
Daughter: Dawn Zweyer (b. 1-Dec-1939)
Son: Robert (b. 15-Oct-1944, d. auto accident)
Daughter: Sharon (b. 8-Aug-1946)
Daughter: Diane Linkletter (b. 31-Oct-1948, d. 4-Oct-1969 suicide by defenestration)

High School: (San Diego, CA)
University: San Diego State College

Endorsement of Disneyland 1955
Bohemian Grove

http://www.nndb.com/people/643/000022577/
http://www.nndb.com/org/114/000052955/

film 'Eyes Wide Shut' -if you've seen it, you know what I mean.

she jumped out a window


But can anyone forget the Defenestration of Prague (the latter, not the former)?

Google Edward Durston. And Carol Wayne.
That man seemed to get around. Or maybe just a coincidence.

I am not surprised