A PAUL LYNDE PRIMER

Born: June 13, 1926, Mount Vernon, Ohio

Died: January 10, 1982, Beverly Hills, California

Family: parents Hoy & Sylvia, siblings Grace, Helen, Richard, Cordy, Johnny

Pets: dogs Orville & Wilbur, Harry MacAfee, Alfred

Education: Mount Vernon High School - 1944; Northwestern University (barely) - 1948

Favorites: Caftans, Miracle Whip, Beef Stew, Christmas Music, Booze, Sammy Davis, Jr.

Dislikes: Children, Cultural Diversity, Hollywood

Famous Friends: Maya Angelou, Lucille Ball, Kaye Ballard, Alice Ghostley, Harvey Korman, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jonathan Winters

Famous Fans: Greta Garbo, Rosalind Russell, Jean Stapleton & President Harry Truman

High Points:

  • "Trip of the Month" sketch in New Faces of 1952 - 1952

  • Introduced "Kids" in Bye Bye Birdie - 1960

  • Paul Lynde Day in Mount Vernon, Ohio - July 10, 1963

  • Looked better in a dress than Doris Day in Glass Bottom Boat - 1966

  • SRO performance in Kenley Players' production of The Impossible Years on night of moon landing - July 20, 1969

  • Made honorary member of Weight Watchers - c. 1976

  • Emmy Award - 1979

Low Points:

  • Burial of war hero brother and deaths of parents - 1949

  • Stage fright incident - 1958

  • Death of Jim Davidson from window of Paul's San Francisco hotel - 1965

  • Golden Globe Awards dinner - 1973

  • Arrest in Toledo, Ohio - 1974

  • Verbal altercation with "Philadelphia weirdo" - 1976

  • "Burger King Incident" at Northwestern - 1977

  • Arrest in Salt Lake City, Utah - 1978

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