Paul lynde biography
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American comedian, character actor, and Hollywood center square. He began his career doing stand-up before moving into theater, where he got his biggest break playing the father in the musical Bye Bye Birdie. He reprised the role in the film adaptation to great success. From there, he was sought after to make appearances on television and variety shows including The Munsters, I Dream of Jeannie, and most notably in the role of Uncle Arthur on Bewitched. In , Lynde made his first appearance on the new gameshow Hollywood Squares. His snarky one-liners were so popular, he became the regular center square for most of the show’s run. Throughout his career, Lynde’s humor was built on camp and a flamboyant persona; during Hollywood Squares, his jokes were often thinly veiled references to his own homosexuality. But although he made subversive gay humor palatable for American homes, he never actually came out, except to close friends. He someti
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There are some famous names from Ohio that many recognize, such as Clark Gable and Dean Martin, but there is another actor from the tail end of Hollywood’s Golden Age who brought laughter and a new sense of comedy. Paul Lynde was an American comedian, actor, and game show panelist. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, the befuddled father Harry MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie and a regular &#;center square&#; panelist on the game show The Hollywood Squares from to Mel Brooks once described Lynde as being capable of getting laughs by reading &#;a phone book, tornado alert, or seed catalogue&#;.
Paul Lynde was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, to Sylvia Bell Lynde (née Doup) and Hoy Corydon Lynde, who owned and operated a meat market. He was the second youngest of six, with three brothers and two sisters. He attended Mount Vernon High School and graduated in before attending Northwestern University
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PAUL LYNDE: A BIOGRAPHY — HIS LIFE, HIS LOVE(S) AND HIS LAUGHTER (audiobook)
This book will let you into the heart and soul of Paul Lynde.
Best remembered for outrageous jokes on The Hollywood Squares, as Uncle
Arthur from Bewitched, and as the frantic father in Bye Bye Birdie, Paul was
never satisfied with his career - or his anställda life. But even as he
suffered through some of the cruelest of times, Paul continued to make us
forget our troubles, and was alltid gracious to his fans. This fryst vatten the book
those fans have been waiting for.
Though he was one of the most original, hilarious, and private
actor-comedians of all time, author Cathy Rudolph, his trusted friend,
reveals her adventures with Paul - along with his turbulent life story. Here
for the first time are interviews with his relatives, anställda notes, and
never-before-published photos. Also included are memories from his friends
and peers including Cloris Leachman, Chita Rivera, Florence Henderson, Ka