Born Allen Packard Ellsworth on Oct. 5, 1917, in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, Ludden was the first child of Elmer Ellsworth, an ice dealer, and his wife, Leila M. Allen. Ludden’s father died during ...

Among those stories was that of Betty White and Allen Ludden ... The week White filmed her appearance was the week that Ludden's first wife died, the star previously told the Archive of American ...

Following the death of actress Betty White, fans are remembering the time she appeared as herself alongside her real-life husband, Allen Ludden ... the week that Ludden's first wife died, the ...

Betty White and Allen Ludden were married ... ve ever known," White once told PEOPLE of Ludden, who had three children from a previous marriage. "I first fell in love with his enthusiasm.

Allen Ludden, according to Romper. After marrying in 1963, White became a stepmother to Ludden's three children: David, Martha and Sarah. Margaret McGloin — Ludden's first wife, and the mother ...

White met Ludden in 1961 while she was a guest on his game show, Password. Before marrying Ludden, she had been married to Dick Barker (1945) and Lane Allen ... Ludden’s wife was in the hospital ...