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Paul Edward Lynde (/ l ɪ n d /; June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) [1] [2] was an American comedian, actor and game show panelist. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his closeted homosexuality, 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 ...
EXCLUSIVE: Actor-comedian Billy Eichner and producer Tom McNulty are developing Man in the Box, a biopic based on the life of groundbreaking TV icon Paul Lynde. Eichner plans to star. They’ve ...
Ferdin in a promotional shot for Blondie (1968). Ferdin played the Bumsteads' daughter Cookie in the 1968–1969 CBS revival series Blondie.She was subsequently cast as Felix Unger's daughter Edna in the 1970s ABC series version of The Odd Couple [2] and Paul Lynde's daughter Sally on the short-lived The Paul Lynde Show.
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Paul Lynde was featured in the tactically important center square throughout most of the show's original run. In 1968, after two years on the show, Lynde became the regular center square. Lynde's outrageous jokes earned him three daytime Emmy Award nominations in 1972, 1973 and 1974.
He reigned for many years as the wisecracking center square on “Hollywood Squares,” a space once occupied by Paul Lynde, for whom Vilanch wrote another special featured in the book, 1976’s ...
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special is a Halloween-themed variety television special starring Paul Lynde broadcast October 29, 1976 on ABC.It featured guest star Margaret Hamilton in a reprise of her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz.
Actor Paul Lynde, known for his snarky personality and for making thinly veiled sexual and gay references, was the show's most popular celebrity, making over 700 appearances.