AKA Allen Albert Funt

Born: 16-Sep-1914
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Died: 5-Sep-1999
Location of death: Pebble Beach, CA
Cause of death: Stroke

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film/TV Producer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Producer and host of Candid Camera

Military service: US Army Signal Corps (1943-45)

Father: Isidore Funt (diamond wholesaler)
Mother: Paula Saferstein
Sister: Dorothy (b. 1911)
Wife: Evelyn Kesler (m. 1946, div. 1964, two sons, one daughter)
Son: Peter (newspaper columnist)
Daughter: Patricia
Son: John
Wife: Marilyn Ina Laron (m. 1964)
Daughter: Juliet

    High School: New Utrecht High School, Brooklyn, NY
    University: BA, Cornell University (1934)
    University: Columbia University
    University: Pratt Art Institute, Brooklyn (one year)

    Stroke Los Angeles, CA (Apr-1993)

    TELEVISION
    Candid Camera Creator and Host

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (18-Feb-1970)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (18-Feb-1970) · Himself

Author of books:
Candidly, Allen Funt: A Million Smiles Later (1994)

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