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===Early Life===
Paul Lynde was born 13 June 1926 in Clinton Township, Knox County, [[Ohio]], the son of [[#Hoy Lynde|Hoy Lynde]] and his wife [[#Sylvia Bell Doup|Sylvia Bell Doup]].  Although Paul's tombstone states his birthyear as 1927, his birth certificate states 1926 (Florenski). Paul grew up in Mount Vernon, Ohio graduating from Mount Vernon High School.  He then enrolled in 1944 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Cook County, [[Illinois]], graduating in 1948.