Next to Bewitched, Paul Lynde is probably best known as as the so-called "center square" of the television game show Hollywood Squares. It was a 13-year job that truly elevated his status as a TV ...

Those of us who remember watching the Hollywood Squares certainly remember the center square, the one and only Paul Lynde. As one of the first openly gay entertainers on television and the stage ...

Paul Lynde never officially came out -- but the "Hollywood Squares" star was the first TV personality to bring gay humor to the masses.

Paul Lynde may be recognized as a television icon and beloved performer on game show “The Hollywood Squares,” but his real dream was to become a celebrated Hollywood star.

The old game show returns, featuring Drew Barrymore in the center square once occupied by Paul Lynde. advertisement. The Wall Street Journal ... Hollywood Squares. Thursday, 8 p.m., CBS.

"I'll take Paul Lynde." Not so very long ago, a lifetime ago, those words took Americans somewhere wicked. In the '70s, if that sentence was uttered by a contestant on Hollywood Squares, lights ...

Paul Lynde appears on ‘Hollywood Squares.’ | NBC Television/GettyImages Lynde also happened to be gay, which was barely represented in television of the era.

EICHNER: Well, here’s the thing. Before Hollywood Squares, coming off of Bewitched, where he played Uncle Arthur, which was kind of another wink wink gay character, he was beloved. He got his ...

“Hollywood Squares” was a huge hit, always in the top 10 or 20 shows, for over a decade. It made him a very famous, wealthy person. DEADLINE: Were there roles he coveted but had no chance ...

Peter Marshall never let the end of his successful game show “The Hollywood Squares” stop him from staying busy. ... Oh, there were many factors. Paul Lynde was probably the most popular….

Peter Marshall, the cheery actor, singer and nightclub comedian who became one of America's best-known game show hosts on the long-running program "The Hollywood Squares" from 1966 to 1981, died ...