Background
Linkletter, Arthur Gordon was born on July 17, 1912 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Fulton John and Mary (Metzler) Linkletter.
radio and television broadcaster
Linkletter, Arthur Gordon was born on July 17, 1912 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Fulton John and Mary (Metzler) Linkletter.
Bachelor of Arts, San Diego State College, 1934.
Program director Station Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (Committee for State Security), San Diego, 1934. Program director California International Exposition, 1935. Radio director Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, 1936.
San Francisco World's Fair, 1937-1939. President Linkletter Productions. Partner, co-owner John Guedel Radio Productions.
Chairman board Linkletter Enterprises. Owner Art Linkletter Oil Enterprises.
National board directors Goodwill Industries. Commissioner general to the United States Exhibit at Brisbane Expo 88, Australia, 1987. Commissioner general to rank of the United States ambassador to The 200th Anniversary Celebration, Australia, since 1987.
Board regents Pepperdine University. Chairman board Center on Aging, University of California at Los Angeles. Chairman board French Foundation for Alzheimers Research, Solargenix.
President United States of America-Next (senior ). Member of United Srs. Association (president).
Married Lois Foerster, November 25, 1935. Children: Jack (deceased 2007), Dawn, Robert (deceased 1980), Sharon, Diane (deceased 1969).