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Name: Paul Lynde  
   
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Date of Birth: 13th June 1926
   
Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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Paul Lynde

Paul Edward Lynde (June 13, 1926–January 10, 1982) was an American comedian and actor. He was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio to Hoy Lynde and Sylvia Bell Doup.

A noted character actor, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched and Harry McAfee, the befuddled father in Bye Bye Birdie. He was also the center square on the classic game show, Hollywood Squares.

Lynde first got recognition in the Broadway revue New Faces of 1952 in which he co-starred opposite fellow newcomers Eartha Kitt, Alice Ghostley, and Carol Lawrence. One notable skit involved Lynde as a husband in crutches coming back from an African safari. The play was filmed into a movie in 1954. After the revue's run, Lynde co-starred in the short-lived sitcom Stanley opposite Buddy Hackett and Carol Burnett, both of whom were also starting out their careers in show business. He became a regular on several sitcoms and variety shows such as The Perry Como Show.

Lynde did extensive voice work on animated cartoons, particularly those of Hanna-Barbera Productions. His most notable Hanna-Barbera roles were those of Sylvester Sneakly (a.k.a. "The Hooded Claw") in The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop, Mildew Wolf from The Cattanooga Cats and Laff-a-Lympics, Pertwee from ‘’Where's Huddles?’’, and Templeton the rat from the animated feature Charlotte's Web.

Lynde was found dead in his Beverly Hills home from a heart attack. The coroner said that Lynde, then 55, had the heart of an 80-year old man. This condition was brought on by years of extreme substance abuse. A story that Lynde died while using poppers during sex with a male prostitute, who left and did not call the police, has no basis in truth.

Lynde was gay, but despite his stereotypically flamboyant mannerisms and sometimes rather overtly gay double entendres on Hollywood Squares, he never publicly acknowledged his homosexuality, although he was widely known to be gay in Hollywood. According to Elizabeth Montgomery, Lynde was specifically cast in Bewitched to be her gay uncle.

Lynde is interred at Amity Cemetery in Amity, Ohio.


Hollywood Squares quips

Q: What is a "dual purpose cow?"
Lynde: It gives milk and cookies. But I wouldn't recommend the cookies.

Q: Why do the Hells Angels wear leather?
Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles so easily.

Q: Is there such a thing as a female rooster?
Lynde: Yes, they're the ones who go a doodle-doo.

Q: Henry Kissinger once visited Japan and went into a geisha house. What did he do while he was there?
Lynde: Negotiating for peace.

Q: What does Superman wear under his suit?
Lynde: A dickie.

Q: Why would you throw a lemon down a garbage disposal?
Lynde: Because it was very, very naughty.

Q: True or false: Roma legend has it that God made the people of the world in a large oven.
Lynde: (looks at Leslie Uggams) Looks like you were overcooked.

Q: What do you do if you are driving downhill and your brakes give out?
Lynde: Honk if you love Jesus.

Q: Can you get an elephant drunk?
Lynde: Yes, but he still won't go up to your apartment.

Q: What will bring tears to a monkey's eyes?
Lynde: Learning that Tarzan swings both ways.

Q: Which is better looking, a pixie or a fairy?
Lynde: I'll go for the fairy.

Q: Who are more likely to be romantically responsive. Women under thirty or women over thirty?
Lynde: I don't have a third choice?

Q: What is said to be wasted on the young?
Lynde: A spanking.

Q: What is the most abused and neglected part of the body?
Lynde: Well, mine may be abused but it certainly isn't neglected.

Q: If the right part comes along, will George C. Scott do a nude scene?
Lynde:You mean he doesn't have the right part?

TV Work

  • The Red Buttons Show (regular performer in 1955)
  • Stanley (1956–1957)
  • The Perry Como Show (regular performer from 1961–1963)
  • Bewitched (Recurring character Uncle Arthur 1965–1971)
  • The Pruitts of Southampton (cast member in 1967)
  • The Hollywood Squares (center square from 1968–1981)
  • Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers (regular performer from 1968–1969)
  • The Cattanooga Cats (1969–1971) (voice)
  • The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–1971) (voice)
  • Gidget Grows Up (1969)
  • Where's Huddles (1970) (voice) (canceled after 10 episodes)
  • Gidget Gets Married (1972)
  • The Paul Lynde Show (1972-1973) (26 episodes ABC-TV)
  • Temperatures Rising (cast member from 1973–1974)
  • The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976)
  • Paul Lynde at the Movies (1979)

Filmography

  • New Faces (1954) (also writer)
  • Son of Flubber (1963)
  • Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
  • Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
  • For Those Who Think Young (1964)
  • Send Me No Flowers (1964)
  • Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
  • The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
  • How Sweet It Is! (1968)
  • Charlotte's Web (1973) (voice)
  • Journey Back to Oz (1974) (voice)
  • Hugo the Hippo (1975) (voice)
  • Rabbit Test (1978)
  • The Villain (1979)


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