Facts: - death place: los angeles , california - caption: ludden , 1976 on the game show '' stumpers ! '' - death cause: stomach cancer - yearsactive: 1949 -- 1981 - death date: 9 june 1981 - spouse: margaret betty white -lrb- m. 1963-1981 ; his death -rrb- mcgloin -lrb- m. 1943-1961 ; her death -rrb- - occupation: game show host television personality singer - birth date: 05 october 1917 - name: allen ludden - birthname: allen packard ellsworth - image: allen ludden stumpers 1976.jpg - birth place: mineral point , wisconsin - alma mater: university of texas Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of allen ludden .
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allen ellsworth ludden -lrb- october 5 , 1917 -- june 9 , 1981 -rrb- was an american television personality , emcee and game show host , perhaps most well known for having hosted various incarnations of the game show '' password '' between 1961 and 1980 .