Password’s Allen Ludden: From small-town Wisconsin to game-show glory

Published: June 15, 2022, 10 a.m.

Many know TV personality Allen Ludden for his days as the host of the popular game show “Password,” in the 1960s and ’70s. Or, for his marriage to the beloved actress, Betty White. Perhaps lesser known, is Ludden’s Wisconsin roots. Writer Dean Robbins recently stumbled upon his Wisconsin connection during a weekend getaway to Mineral Point.