When I was 5 I was filmed (unbeknownst to me at the time) in a pet store in Santa Monica, California, for a segment of Art Linkletter's early show, "Life With Linkletter." My brother (Don Short, 3 at the time) also appears in the background of the beginning part of the video.
Several months after this initial taping, I appeared on the show with Art Linkletter, Sebastian Cabot, Jane Meadows, and Carl Reiner.
Don and I are both employed now by World Vision, and this video was featured at Art Linkletter's 85th birthday bash in Beverley Hills, where I had the privilege of presenting a gift to Art on behalf of the 35,000 children who had appeared on his shows over the years, and on behalf of World Vision, with whom Art has partnered many times to bring help and hope to children suffering from natural and manmade disasters worldwide.
The gala was sponsored by the French Alzheimer's Foundation, and coordinated by Art's daughter, Sharon.
My memories of Art are of a truly kind man who loved children from the depths of his heart, and had an uncanny knack for communicating at our level. I hope this video honors his memory, which will live forever in our hearts!
7 июн 2010
