Book: On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio
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Guedel had set out to be a writer but had been frustrated by rejections. He had worked for Hal Roach on some of the Laurel and Hardy and Little Rascals film shorts, and had gravitated into radio. Linkletter, born in Canada July 17, 1912, had been raised by adoptive parents after being given up by his birth family, whose name was Kelley. He kept the name of his new family, Linkletter, throughout his professional life. When the Linkletters moved to California, the father became an evangelist, and Linkletter's first exposure to crowds and audiences came in those religious gatherings. In college, his ability to talk was his greatest asset: it was said that he could discuss any topic at any book-quote
