Editing Allen Funt (section)

==Early life and education==
Funt was born into a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family in [[New York City]], New York. His father, Isidore Funt, was a diamond wholesaler,<ref name= Independent>{{cite news |last=Vallance |first=Tom  |title=Obituary: Allen Funt |work=The Independent |date=September 8, 1999 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-allen-funt-1117146.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005013628/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-allen-funt-1117146.html |archive-date=2010-10-05 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date= March 17, 2017}}</ref> and his mother was Paula Saferstein Funt.

Allen graduated from high school at age 15.<ref name= Independent /> Too young to attend college on his own,<ref name= "CC bio">{{cite web |title=Allen Funt 1914–1999 |website=candidcamera.com |url=http://www.candidcamera.com/cc2/cc2e.html
|access-date=July 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702102404/http://www.candidcamera.com/cc2/cc2e.html | archive-date=July 2, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> he studied at the [[Pratt Institute]].<ref name= CMike>{{cite web| url= http://www.modestoradiomuseum.org/candid%20mike.html| website= modestoradiomuseum.org| title= Candid Microphone| access-date= March 17, 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170210011827/http://www.modestoradiomuseum.org/candid%20mike.html| archive-date= February 10, 2017| url-status= dead}}</ref> He later earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from [[Cornell University]], studied business administration at [[Columbia University]], and returned to Pratt for additional art instruction.<ref name= "CC bio" /><ref name= CMike />