Allen Funt
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Allen Funt (September 16, 1914 – September 5 1999) was an American producer-director, best known as the creator and host of Candid Camera from 1951 to 1954 and from 1960 to 1966 on CBS. He began the show on radio as Candid Microphone on ABC radio and soon experimented with a visual version by doing a series of theatrical short films also known as Candid Microphone. These film shorts served as a springboard for his entrance into television.
Funt achieved a BA in Fine Arts from Cornell University in 1934 and studied business administration at Columbia University. He wrote several books, beginning with Eavesdropper at Large: Adventures in Human Nature with "Candid Mike" (Vanguard Press, 1952). He followed Candid Kids (Bernard Geis, 1964) with Candidly, Allen Funt: A Million Smiles Later (Barricade Books, 1994).
During the 1970s, he made two documentary features: What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970) and Money Talks (1972). Funt also produced a syndicated version of Candid Camera from 1974 to 1978; his co-hosts included, at various times, John Bartholomew Tucker and JoAnn Pflug. In the 1980s, Funt produced a series of adult-oriented videos called Candid Candid Camera featuring nude women in various scenarios.
Following a stroke, he died in Pebble Beach, California in 1999. Candid Camera is currently hosted by Allen's son Peter Funt.
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