Allen Funt

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Allen Funt, American broadcaster and student of human nature whose trademark “Smile! You’re on Candid Camera” became an American catchphrase as a result of the television show he created, produced, directed, edited, and served as host for many years; first a radio program, Candid Microphone, before moving to TV in 1948, Candid Camera specialized in presenting unlikely and sometimes outrageous situations before an unsuspecting public and secretly recording how they dealt with them (b. Sept. 16, 1914, New York, N.Y.—d. Sept. 5, 1999, Pebble Beach, Calif.).