TV Pioneer Art Linkletter!

TV Pioneer Art Linkletter!

TV Pioneer Art Linkletter!

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Long time TV & radio host for People Are Funny, House Party, and Kids Say the Darndest Things, Art Linkletter has been a household name for more years than we can remember. Though abandoned by his family at only a few weeks of age, he was adopted by an evangelical preacher and his wife, proving that how one starts out in life is not always related to how one ends. Art Linkletter’s adoptive parents must have instilled strong positive values through example, as Art always portrayed the happiest parts of life in the work he shared with us. Also notable, he and his wife, Lois, had been married 74.5 years at the time of his death in 2010. Throughout his career, Art had been a careful investor and had a good eye for trends. When the Hula Hoop came out in the 1950’s it caught on quickly with children and children at heart of all ages. He recognized a profitable venture when he saw it and became an investor and promoter of the product. It was through his investments that he was able to fund his later philanthropic pursuits.

Art Linkletter’s family home in Bel Air, California, is an unusually attractive mid-century modern design by Philmer J. Ellerbroek. The house rests on a hilltop overlooking Los Angeles and the Pacific. Next to its lovely location and view, one is immediately taken by the exterior walls. Artfully staggered blocks create a stunning texture that changes with the light of day. The entry exposes one of the two interior atriums that opens the whole house to the cheerful California sunshine giving a spacious and breezy feel to the house. It’s a comfortably large house of 5,000sf spread across a private 4.6 acres. Living areas include 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, living, family and dining rooms, kitchen and breakfast room. Unusual details include sculpted metal screens, stone fireplaces and original built-ins. Outside in the beautifully landscaped gardens is a pool overlooking the city and ocean as well as a sports court.

Art Linkletter’s home of over 40 years recently sold for close to its listing price of $10.25m.

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