Richard Oscar "Dick" Linke (October 23, 1917 – June 15, 2016) was an American film producer. He produced over 200 episodes between 1960 and 1986. Linke was

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for nearly 40 years and was a 25% owner of the show.

Biography

Linke was born in

Queens, New York Queens is the largest by area of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the ...

, on October 24, 1917. He died at his home in

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of natural causes on June 15, 2016. He graduated from Ohio University in Athens with bachelor's degree in journalism, and then worked for the Associated Press in New York City starting in 1941. He later went into public relations. In his later years he returned to Athens and taught at Ohio University for about a decade before moving to Hawaii.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linke, Richard 1917 births 2016 deaths Film producers from New York City Mass media people from Queens, New York