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Paul Lynde

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Actor 1926–1982 On stage 1952–1960

Paul Edward Lynde (; June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and game-show panelist. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his closeted homosexuality, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, as the befuddled father Harry MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie, and as a regular "center square" panelist on the game show The Hollywood Squares from 1968 to 1981. He also voiced animated characters for five Hanna-Barbera productions. Lynde regularly topped audience polls of most-liked TV stars and was routinely admired and recognized by his peers during his lifetime. Mel Brooks once described Lynde as being ca…

On stage 2 productions, 8 years

1952 New Faces Of 1952 Royale Theatre · Original · directed by John Murray Anderson, John Beal 365 perf.
1960 Bye Bye Birdie Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Gower Champion 607 perf.

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  • Sketches : John Cleveland, Luther Davis, Peter De Vries, and Melvin (Mel) Brooks, Ronny Graham, Peter De Vries, Paul Lynde, June Melville, and Roger Priceebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Sketches : Barry Blitzer, Louis Botto, Ronny Graham, Phil Green, Paul Lynde, Richard Maury, Terry Ryan, Danny Simon, and Neil Simonebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : Production supervised by Leonard Sillman (sketches directed by Paul Lynde); Producers : Leonard Sillman and John Roberts in association with Yvette Schumer; Choreography : David Tihmar (assisted by Peter Conlow); Scenery : Peter Larkin; Costumes : Thomas Becher; Lighting : Peggy Clark; Musical Direction : Jay Blacktonebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast : Alice Ghostley , Paul Lynde , Gerald Hiken, Eileen Rodgers, John Bartis, Bob Dishy, Evelyn Russell; John Morris and David Baker at the pianosebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act One: “Opening” (Alice Ghostley); “Doin’ the Consumer” (Company); “How High Was My Fi” (Chuck: Paul Lynde; Edna: Evelyn Russell; Harry: Gerald Hiken; Clara: Alice Ghostley); “Fellowship” (Girl: Eileen Rodgers; Boy: John Bartis; Minnie Guggenheimer: Evelyn Russell); “Death of a Hamster” (Paula: Evelyn Russell; Larry: Bob Dishy; Jennie:…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act Two: “Take Us to Our Leader” (First Man: Paul Lynde; Second Man: Gerald Hiken; Third Man: Bob Dishy; Fourth Man: John Bartis); “American Tragedy” (George: Paul Lynde; Louise: Alice Ghostley; Waiter: Gerald Hiken; Gregory: (Also Gerald Hiken?); Jennifer: Eileen Rodgers); “The Spalamezzi Revival” (Evelyn Russell); “Just Us” (Wife: Alice…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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