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Allen Ludden ( October 5, 1917 - June 9, 1981) was an American television presenter and game show host. He was born Allen Ellsworth in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.

Ludden hosted many game shows, including the GE College Bowl , but he was most famous for hosting both the daytime and primetime versions of Password on CBS from 1961 to 1975. He started hosting a daytime version of the game, Password Plus on NBC, in 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings., but illness forced him off the show in 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He.

At the time of his death at the age of only 63, he was battling stomach cancerIn medicine, stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs. The cancer may grow along the stomach wall into the esophagus or small intestine. It also may extend. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of FameThe Hollywood Walk of Fame is a connected sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities honored for their contributions to the ente next to his widow Betty WhiteWhite as Rose on The Golden Girls''. Betty White (born January 17, 1922) is a notable American television actress with a career spanning over 50 years. White's early television roles included her portrayal of Elizabeth on Life With Elizabeth in 1953 and a's star. They met when she appeared on Password and they had been married since 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey.