Game Show Celebrities alive?
Ibbibpie
been catching on the game show network.
1. Arlene Francis
2. Gene Rayburn
3. Kitty Carlisle
4. Orsen Bean
5. Patty Deutch?
6. Brett Somers
Any others of notariety
Bobby
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ibbi...@aol.com (Ibbibpie) wrote:
> Does anyone know the present day status of the many great celebrities I have
> been catching on the game show network.
>
1. Arlene Francis -- turned 90 last year. Has Alzheimer's. 2. Gene
Rayburn -- turned 81 in December 3. Kitty Carlisle-Hart --
turned 84 last year; heads the NY State Arts Council 4. Orsen Bean
-- turned 70 last year, most recently seen semi-regularly in Dr. Quinn,
Medicine Woman 5. Patty Deutch? -- (not familiar with her) 6. Brett Somers
-- turned 71 last year Any others of notoriety 7. Betsy Palmer --
turned 69 last year, appeared on an episode of Just Shoot Me last season
*Former game show hosts:
1. Jack Narz -- turned 76 last year (brother of Tom Kennedy)
2. Tom Kennedy -- turns 72 on 2/26/99 (brother of Jack Narz)
3. Jan Murray -- turned 81 last year
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TV movie that Bob Saget directed, about his sister who died from a rare bone
disease.
Chris Marksberry
we lived in Chicago a very long time ago and I've often wondered what ever
happened to him. Don't know if this is where they met, but my father used
to work for Radio Station WAIT in Chicago.
Chris in Houston
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Baba Booey wrote in message ...
>It wasn't that long ago that I learned Johnny Olsen passed away in
>1985, but I still never found out WHY. I really miss that voice
>although I do have two .WAV files of him that I play now & then. One
>from Price is Right, the other from Match Game '79.
Marcia Rovins
>
> >>Does anyone know the present day status >>of the many great celebrities I
> have
> >>been catching on the game show network.
>
> >>Any others of notariety
>
> >>Bobby
>
> birthday as Dec 16, with no YOB. She is probably much younger than all of the
> other panelists mentioned in this thread.
>
> Other noted game show celebs still living not mentioned yet are
>
> Charles Nelson Reilly (1/13/31) ---Match Game
>
> Peggy Cass (5/21/24)-- To Tell The Truth
>
> Nipsey Russell (10/13/*) -- To Tell The Truth
> Two of my sources list Nipsey as 1920, IMBD lists 1924.
>
Nipsey Russell was on the Rosie O'Donnell Show not that long ago.
Marcia
> and of course Hollywood Squares regular/Dick Van Dyke alum
> Rose Marie (8/15/25)
Baba Booey
babbling about Re: Game Show Celebrities alive?:
>On 22 Feb 1999 19:23:06 GMT, ibbi...@aol.com (Ibbibpie) wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know the present day status of the many great celebrities I have
>>been catching on the game show network.
>>
>>1. Arlene Francis
> Alive, but in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's
>>2. Gene Rayburn
> Very much alive. He's 81, and makes appearances on talk shows once in a
Cool. What about Richard Dawson?
It wasn't that long ago that I learned Johnny Olsen passed away in
1985, but I still never found out WHY. I really miss that voice
although I do have two .WAV files of him that I play now & then. One
from Price is Right, the other from Match Game '79.
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EVARNER1
have
>>been catching on the game show network.
>>Any others of notariety
>>Bobby
I remember Patti Deutsch from both Match Game and Laugh Inn. IMBD lists her
birthday as Dec 16, with no YOB. She is probably much younger than all of the
other panelists mentioned in this thread.
Other noted game show celebs still living not mentioned yet are
Charles Nelson Reilly (1/13/31) ---Match Game
Peggy Cass (5/21/24)-- To Tell The Truth
Nipsey Russell (10/13/*) -- To Tell The Truth
Two of my sources list Nipsey as 1920, IMBD lists 1924.
and of course Hollywood Squares regular/Dick Van Dyke alum
Rose Marie (8/15/25)
King Daevid MacKenzie, UltimaJock!
ibbi...@aol.com (Ibbibpie) sez:
¢¢ Does anyone know the present day status of the many great celebrities I have
¢¢ been catching on the game show network.
¢¢
¢¢ 1. Arlene Francis
¢¢ 2. Gene Rayburn
¢¢ 3. Kitty Carlisle
¢¢ 4. Orsen Bean
¢¢ 5. Patty Deutch?
¢¢ 6. Brett Somers
...all the ones you name continue to breathe...
¢¢ Any others of notariety
...the ones I'm curious about at this point are Sarah Kennedy and (Patti
Deutsch's husband) Donald Ross...anyone know if they're still around?...
--
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□ >4. Orsen Bean
□ Alive and working. He's acted in some recent, popular TV series.
...the folks across the hall at Channel 2 would know---it was "Dr. Quinn"...
□ >5. Patty Deutch?
□ Don't know!
...actually, she does a lot of voice work for the Dick Orben (or is it
Bert Berdis?) commercials (mainly for banks) that I hear on WBBM during
the day...she's the one with a somewhat adenoidal tonal quality to her
voice...
King Daevid MacKenzie, UltimaJock!
baba...@howard-stern.com sez:
□ Cool. What about Richard Dawson?
...Dickie still walks...did a revival of "Family Feud" five years ago
(allegedly one of the reasons Ray Combs took himself off the count)...
□ It wasn't that long ago that I learned Johnny Olsen passed away in
□ 1985, but I still never found out WHY. I really miss that voice
□ although I do have two .WAV files of him that I play now & then. One
□ from Price is Right, the other from Match Game '79.
...I seem to remember it was cancer...my dad says he can remember way back
in '39 when Johnny was a local announcer for WTMJ Milwaukee and had a
noon-hour show sponsored by Eight Brothers Pipe Tobacco...
King Daevid MacKenzie, UltimaJock!
<cmark...@hickham.com> sez:
□ Thanks for posting this. Johnny Olsen was a dear friend of my father's when
□ we lived in Chicago a very long time ago and I've often wondered what ever
□ happened to him. Don't know if this is where they met, but my father used
□ to work for Radio Station WAIT in Chicago.
...do I dare ask what name your dad used on-air (was it Marksberry or a
pseudonym)?...
...a couple others I just thought of---anyone know what Pat Carroll or
Peggy Cass are doing nowadays, if anything other than decomposure? Joyce
Bulifant?...
Terrymelin
Alzheimer's Disease. Very sad. She's over 90 now.
Terry Ellsworth
John Lupton
evar...@aol.com..... (EVARNER1) wrote:
>>>Does anyone know the present day status >>of the many great celebrities I
>have
>>>been catching on the game show network.
>>>5. Patty Deutch?
>
>>>Any others of notariety
>
>>>Bobby
>
>I remember Patti Deutsch from both Match Game and Laugh Inn. IMBD lists her
>birthday as Dec 16, with no YOB. She is probably much younger than all of the
>other panelists mentioned in this thread.
>
>Other noted game show celebs still living not mentioned yet are
>
>Charles Nelson Reilly (1/13/31) ---Match Game
>
>Peggy Cass (5/21/24)-- To Tell The Truth
>
>Nipsey Russell (10/13/*) -- To Tell The Truth
> Two of my sources list Nipsey as 1920, IMBD lists 1924.
>
>and of course Hollywood Squares regular/Dick Van Dyke alum
>Rose Marie (8/15/25)
As long as we're dredging up game show names, here are a few more to chew on:
Robert Q. Lewis
Henry Morgan
Arlene Dahl (seems like I recall seeing both her and Arlene Francis on "What's
My Line" at the same time)
Bennett Cerf
Dorothy Kilgallen (committed suicide many years ago)
Allen Ludden
Betty White (married to Ludden for many years)
John Charles Daly
John Cameron Swayze
Bud Collier
Hugh Downs (still around on "20/20", was the original host of "Concentration")
Art Fleming (original host of "Jeopardy")
Wink Dinkerson...uhhhh, Martindale <g>
Steve Allen
Jayne Meadows
Johnny Carson (host of "Who Do You Trust", before the "Tonight" show - and
yes, Ed McMahon was his 2nd banana on that show, too)
Garry Moore
Tom Poston
Louis Nye
Jane Withers (former child actress, rival of Shirley Temple)
Martha Raye
Selma Diamond
..all of these people did a lot of game show work, in addition to the things
they were supposedly more famous for. I can even recall seeing former big-time
Hollywood stars like Virginia Mayo and Rhonda Fleming doing turns on game
shows. Wotta country...
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Chris Marksberry
King Daevid MacKenzie, UltimaJock! wrote in message ...
>In article <7at04m$lhk$1...@uuneo.neosoft.com>, "Chris Marksberry"
><cmark...@hickham.com> sez:
>
>¢¢ Thanks for posting this. Johnny Olsen was a dear friend of my father's
when
>¢¢ we lived in Chicago a very long time ago and I've often wondered what
ever
>¢¢ happened to him. Don't know if this is where they met, but my father
used
>¢¢ to work for Radio Station WAIT in Chicago.
>
>...do I dare ask what name your dad used on-air (was it Marksberry or a
>pseudonym)?...
Don't think he ever used a pseudonym. His job was primarily selling
advertising but he did do some broadcasting. His name was Walter Vilberg
(known best to his friends as Walt). Be really neat if some Chicagoans
might remember him, but it was a long, long time ago.
Marcia Rovins
The Winker is currently heard on the Music of Your Life radio network.
It is on about 150 stations across the country. Check your local
listings!!!
Marcia
James C. Kaufman
: Peggy Cass are doing nowadays, if anything other than decomposure? Joyce
: Bulifant?...
Pat Carroll did the voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid several years
ago, and was just on Bway -- I think in Elektra w/Zoe Wanamaker.
J
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Louis Epstein
: In article <19990222232825...@ng-fa1.aol.com>,
: evar...@aol.com..... (EVARNER1) wrote:
:
: >>>Does anyone know the present day status >>of the many great celebrities I
: >have
: >>>been catching on the game show network.
: >>>5. Patty Deutch?
: >
: >>>Any others of notariety
: >
: >>>Bobby
: >
: >I remember Patti Deutsch from both Match Game and Laugh Inn. IMBD lists her
: >birthday as Dec 16, with no YOB. She is probably much younger than all of the
: >other panelists mentioned in this thread.
: >
: >Other noted game show celebs still living not mentioned yet are
: >
: >Charles Nelson Reilly (1/13/31) ---Match Game
: >
: >Peggy Cass (5/21/24)-- To Tell The Truth
: >
: >Nipsey Russell (10/13/*) -- To Tell The Truth
: > Two of my sources list Nipsey as 1920, IMBD lists 1924.
: >
: >and of course Hollywood Squares regular/Dick Van Dyke alum
: >Rose Marie (8/15/25)
:
: As long as we're dredging up game show names, here are a few more to chew on:
:
: Robert Q. Lewis
: Henry Morgan
HENRY Morgan died in 1994...HARRY(given name Henry) Morgan,born within
weeks of him in 1915,is still alive.
: Arlene Dahl (seems like I recall seeing both her and Arlene Francis on "What's
: My Line" at the same time)
:
: Bennett Cerf
Dead.
: Dorothy Kilgallen (committed suicide many years ago)
: Allen Ludden
: Betty White (married to Ludden for many years)
: John Charles Daly
: John Cameron Swayze
Dead.
: Bud Collier
: Hugh Downs (still around on "20/20", was the original host of "Concentration")
: Art Fleming (original host of "Jeopardy")
: Wink Dinkerson...uhhhh, Martindale <g>
: Steve Allen
: Jayne Meadows
: Johnny Carson (host of "Who Do You Trust", before the "Tonight" show - and
: yes, Ed McMahon was his 2nd banana on that show, too)
:
: Garry Moore
Dead.
: Tom Poston
: Louis Nye
: Jane Withers (former child actress, rival of Shirley Temple)
: Martha Raye
Dead.
: Selma Diamond
Dead.
: ..all of these people did a lot of game show work, in addition to the things
John Lupton
>>2. Gene Rayburn
> Very much alive. He's 81, and makes appearances on talk shows once in a
>while.
Nothing to do with who's alive and who's not, but anytime I hear or read
mention of Rayburn, it brings to mind an instance from the original "Match
Game", hosted by Rayburn. This would have been around '64 or so, by my
recollection. While the later version of the show that Rayburn also hosted
featured teams composed entirely of celebrities, the original version had
teams composed of a celebrity "captain" and two members of the audience. The
captains on this particular day were the late Bill Cullen and Betty White. We
didn't actually see this happen, the show was on tape and they didn't
breoadcast the practical joke, but Cullen couldn't resist mentioning it on the
part that *did* get broadcast...seems that just prior to the beginning of the
show, before the cameras rolled, and Rayburn was introduced, Cullen, White and
the contestants agreed amongst themselves that, no matter what the question
was, they would all answer "pickle". Rayburn caught on to the joke, of course,
after the third time or so, but according to Cullen, he was dumbfounded at
first...
lokiSP...@midtown.net
wrote:
>As long as we're dredging up game show names, here are a few more to chew on:
>
>Robert Q. Lewis
>Henry Morgan
Dead
>Arlene Dahl (seems like I recall seeing both her and Arlene Francis on "What's
>My Line" at the same time)
>
>Bennett Cerf
>Dorothy Kilgallen (committed suicide many years ago)
>Allen Ludden
Dead
>Betty White (married to Ludden for many years)
>John Charles Daly
>John Cameron Swayze
>Bud Collier
>Hugh Downs (still around on "20/20", was the original host of "Concentration")
>Art Fleming (original host of "Jeopardy")
Dead
>Wink Dinkerson...uhhhh, Martindale <g>
>Steve Allen
>Jayne Meadows
>Johnny Carson (host of "Who Do You Trust", before the "Tonight" show - and
>yes, Ed McMahon was his 2nd banana on that show, too)
>Garry Moore
Dead
>Tom Poston
>Louis Nye
>Jane Withers (former child actress, rival of Shirley Temple)
>Martha Raye
Dead
>Selma Diamond
Dead
Loki
sain...@my-dejanews.com
>
> Pat Carroll did the voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid several years
> ago, and was just on Bway -- I think in Elektra w/Zoe Wanamaker.
>
> J
>
She also appeared on AMC's 'Remember WENN' in the last couple years. She
is quite the reputed actress, actually. In Frank Rich's recently published
collection of his NYT theater reviews, he lists hers among his 20 most
memorable performances ever, although the exact production escapes me right
now.
Nathan Swanson
she was pretty funny. I hear her very distinctive voice on radio
commercials often....
Can you believe Dick Clark is turning 70 this year?
Louis Epstein
: On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:36:30 GMT, th...@space.for.rent (John Lupton)
: wrote:
:
: >As long as we're dredging up game show names, here are a few more to chew on:
: >Selma Diamond
:
: Dead. If I remember correctly, she died while she had the part of the
: Court Baliff on Night Court. Always had a cigarette going.
:
: Didn't another actress with that part pass also?
Yes,Florence Halop.(Previously Mrs. Hufnagel on St. Elsewhere)
amand...@my-dejanews.com
lokiSP...@midtown.net wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:36:30 GMT, th...@space.for.rent (John Lupton)
> wrote:
>
> >As long as we're dredging up game show names, here are a few more to chew on:
> >
> >Arlene Dahl (seems like I recall seeing both her and Arlene Francis on
"What's
> >My Line" at the same time)
I don't recall the two Arlene together but AD may have been a guest panelist.
She is alive and appeared within the last few months on The Rosie O'Donnell
Show.
> >
> >Bennett Cerf
> >Dorothy Kilgallen (committed suicide many years ago)
> >Allen Ludden
>
> Dead
All three, although I don't think that Kilgallen was judged suicide; there was
some conspiracy theory about her death mentioned in a book I read and mostly
forgot but I think it was a combination of pills and alcohol but not necessary
intentional.
>
> >Betty White (married to Ludden for many years)
still going strong, I think
> >John Charles Daly
dead
> >John Cameron Swayze
> >Bud Collier
> >Hugh Downs (still around on "20/20", was the original host of
"Concentration")
> >Art Fleming (original host of "Jeopardy")
>
> Dead
>
> >Wink Dinkerson...uhhhh, Martindale <g>
> >Steve Allen
> >Jayne Meadows
Mr and Mrs Allen are still quite active
Amanda
Del Stanley
Any additional details?
Chris Marksberry
Del Stanley wrote in message <36D339...@earthlink.net>...
>> >Dorothy Kilgallen (committed suicide many years ago)
>
>Any additional details?
If I recall there was some controversy about her death. Caused by a
combination of drugs and alcohol though. Possible suicide, but most likely
accidental overdose.
Fantomas
>
> John Lupton (th...@space.for.rent) wrote:
> : In article <19990222232825...@ng-fa1.aol.com>,
> : evar...@aol.com..... (EVARNER1) wrote:
(snip )
> : >
> : >Other noted game show celebs still living not mentioned yet are
> : >
> : >Charles Nelson Reilly (1/13/31) ---Match Game
Does anyone remember an underground comix story about a
certain Charles Manson Reilly, a 60s hippie cult murderer
who after getting out of prison becomes a game show host?
I remember reading this years ago...
> : >Peggy Cass (5/21/24)-- To Tell The Truth
> : >
> : >Nipsey Russell (10/13/*) -- To Tell The Truth
> : > Two of my sources list Nipsey as 1920, IMBD lists 1924.
Isn;t he dead ?
> : >
> : >and of course Hollywood Squares regular/Dick Van Dyke alum
> : >Rose Marie (8/15/25)
> :
> : As long as we're dredging up game show names, here are a few more to chew on:
: Robert Q. Lewis
Dead
> : Henry Morgan
>
> HENRY Morgan died in 1994...HARRY(given name Henry) Morgan,born within
> weeks of him in 1915,is still alive.
>
> : Arlene Dahl (seems like I recall seeing both her and Arlene Francis on "What's
> : My Line" at the same time)
> :
> : Bennett Cerf
>
> Dead.
>
> : Dorothy Kilgallen (committed suicide many years ago)
> : Allen Ludden
Dead.
> : Betty White (married to Ludden for many years)
> : John Charles Daly
> : John Cameron Swayze
>
> Dead.
>
> : Bud Collier
> : Hugh Downs (still around on "20/20", was the original host of "Concentration")
Also dabbled as a singer...
> : Art Fleming (original host of "Jeopardy")
> : Wink Dinkerson...uhhhh, Martindale <g>
> : Steve Allen
> : Jayne Meadows
> : Johnny Carson (host of "Who Do You Trust", before the "Tonight" show - and
> : yes, Ed McMahon was his 2nd banana on that show, too)
> :
> : Garry Moore
>
> Dead.
>
> : Tom Poston
Living.
> : Louis Nye
> : Jane Withers (former child actress, rival of Shirley Temple)
> : Martha Raye
>
> Dead.
>
> : Selma Diamond
>
> Dead.
>
> : ..all of these people did a lot of game show work, in addition to the things
> : they were supposedly more famous for. I can even recall seeing former big-time
> : Hollywood stars like Virginia Mayo and Rhonda Fleming doing turns on game
> : shows. Wotta country...
> :
> :
> : **********************************************
Chris Barrus
<amand...@my-dejanews.com> wrote:
> All three, although I don't think that Kilgallen was judged suicide; there was
> some conspiracy theory about her death mentioned in a book I read and mostly
> forgot but I think it was a combination of pills and alcohol but not necessary
> intentional.
Kilgallen was the last person to interview Jack Ruby before he died so
she's usually included in with the JFK assassination body count.
-c.
--
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Chris Barrus
<evar...@aol.com.....> wrote:
> Other noted game show celebs still living not mentioned yet are
>
> Charles Nelson Reilly (1/13/31) ---Match Game
Last seen on episodes of X-Files and Millenium a couple of seasons ago
(his X-Files episode is pretty good)
michael brand
James C. Kaufman wrote in message
<7ault7$83u$1...@news.ycc.yale.edu>...
>: ...a couple others I just thought of---anyone know what
Pat Carroll or
>: Peggy Cass are doing nowadays, if anything other than
decomposure? Joyce
>: Bulifant?...
Joyce Bulifant...was she the perky-ditzy blonde? God I had
such a crush on her when I was 13....
OgnirFan
Meryl is still kickin'
amand...@my-dejanews.com
MacArthur at one time?
Another one I have wondered about is Elaine Joyce. I think she was married to
Bobby Van and was widowed quite young.
Jim Geary
Last 12/31, as we were doing our dead pool draft, someone
shouts, "Arlene Francis." Without missing a beat, my father
shouts, "dumber than a box of rocks." Elaborating, he recounted
having Arlene Francis as a partner when he appeared on the game show
Password, and said that by any measure, she was completely clueless.
That was 1961 or so.
Jim Geary
jaygee at primenet dot com
http://www.primenet.com/~jaygee/
GYPSY63635
60's, including Whats my Line and To Tell The Truth.
Carole
"Lillie and Lawrence, Lawrence and Lillie, if you haven't seen them,
you're perfectly silly"
John Lupton
(GYPSY63635) wrote:
> Betsy Palmer is still alive, she was on numerous game shows in the 50's and
>60's, including Whats my Line and To Tell The Truth.
That's one of the people I was trying to remember. I think she was one of the
semi-permanent panelists on "I've Got A Secret" as well. Which brings to mind
another name, also a "Secret" regular: Bess Myerson, former Miss America,
who's still very much alive, having been at the center of a New York City
goverment scandal a few years back (the details of which escape me at the
moment).
EVARNER1
>to
>Bobby Van and was widowed quite young.
>
>Amanda
Elaine Joyce was just on a repeat of 90210 the other night on FX she played a
recurring part a couple years back of a realtor who attempted to sell the
Walsh's house when Mom & Dad moved to Hong Kong. I also recently saw her
playing a magician in a murder mystery show. I think it was a Diagnosis Murder
episode.
ED
Tjhornikel
>Meryl is still kickin'
Help! The ghost of Jay Stewart is haunting my webpage!
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King Daevid MacKenzie, UltimaJock!
(James C. Kaufman) sez:
□ : ...a couple others I just thought of---anyone know what Pat Carroll or
□ : Peggy Cass are doing nowadays, if anything other than decomposure? Joyce
□ : Bulifant?...
□
□ Pat Carroll did the voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid several years
□ ago
...??? I thought that was Divine's last big gig before he died...
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Jim Geary <jay...@primenet.com> sez:
□ Last 12/31, as we were doing our dead pool draft, someone
□ shouts, "Arlene Francis." Without missing a beat, my father
□ shouts, "dumber than a box of rocks." Elaborating, he recounted
□ having Arlene Francis as a partner when he appeared on the game show
□ Password, and said that by any measure, she was completely clueless.
□ That was 1961 or so.
...according to the New York Times radio listings of 10/30/38, she did a
program on WOR within an hour of the end of Orson Welles' "War of the
Worlds" broadcast on CBS (the CBS station in New York, ironically, was
using the call sign WABC at that point---this was before there *was* an
American Broadcasting Company)...I wonder if she discussed the panic that
allegedly was going on outside WOR's (Broadway?) studios as she was
arriving for the broadcast...
Steve Bacher
>Nothing to do with who's alive and who's not, but anytime I hear or read
>mention of Rayburn, it brings to mind an instance from the original "Match
>Game", hosted by Rayburn. This would have been around '64 or so, by my
>recollection. While the later version of the show that Rayburn also hosted
>featured teams composed entirely of celebrities, the original version had
>teams composed of a celebrity "captain" and two members of the audience. The
>captains on this particular day were the late Bill Cullen and Betty White. We
>didn't actually see this happen, the show was on tape and they didn't
>breoadcast the practical joke, but Cullen couldn't resist mentioning it on the
>part that *did* get broadcast...seems that just prior to the beginning of the
>show, before the cameras rolled, and Rayburn was introduced, Cullen, White and
>the contestants agreed amongst themselves that, no matter what the question
>was, they would all answer "pickle". Rayburn caught on to the joke, of course,
>after the third time or so, but according to Cullen, he was dumbfounded at
>first...
Although I used to watch "Match Game" in my youth (before it was reincarnated
as an execrable double-entendre-fest), it occurred to me much later that the
show is extremely detrimental to our societal culture. Consider that the
object is to arrive at the most predictable, middle-of-the-road, boring
response to every question, to ensure that all are maximally in step with one
another. The concept rewards craven conformism and punishes creativity,
individuality and originality.
Now that's un-American.
- seb
John Brocato
>
> ...Dickie still walks...did a revival of "Family Feud" five years ago
> (allegedly one of the reasons Ray Combs took himself off the count)...
>
Worse yet, Combs was fired to bring back Dawson on the revival. The 1994-95
season of Family Feud with Dawson was a ratings disaster.
> ¢¢ It wasn't that long ago that I learned Johnny Olsen passed away in
> ¢¢ 1985, but I still never found out WHY. I really miss that voice
> ¢¢ although I do have two .WAV files of him that I play now & then. One
> ¢¢ from Price is Right, the other from Match Game '79.
I believe he died suddenly of a heart attack.
John Brocato
s94...@hotmail.com
Grnbrier
>Betsy Palmer is still alive, she was on numerous game shows in the 50's and
>60's, including Whats my Line and To Tell The Truth.
Don't forget Betsy's finest moments as "Mrs. Voorhees," the slasher/mommy in
Friday the 13th.
Doogie
Baba Booey
babbling about Re: Game Show Celebrities alive?:
>> ?? Cool. What about Richard Dawson?
>>
>> ...Dickie still walks...did a revival of "Family Feud" five years ago
>> (allegedly one of the reasons Ray Combs took himself off the count)...
>>
>
>Worse yet, Combs was fired to bring back Dawson on the revival. The 1994-95
>season of Family Feud with Dawson was a ratings disaster.
>
>> ?? It wasn't that long ago that I learned Johnny Olsen passed away in
>> ?? 1985, but I still never found out WHY. I really miss that voice
>> ?? although I do have two .WAV files of him that I play now & then. One
>> ?? from Price is Right, the other from Match Game '79.
>
>I believe he died suddenly of a heart attack.
Thanks for filling me in. Always wondered. "Come on down!"
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Laurel Blewett
Wasn't there a game show host in the late 70's who hosted The New Match
game by this name and died of a brain tumor in the last 5 years or so?
I seem to remember someone who was rather young and hosting and a minor
celebrity doing this. Could be wrong. If I am, sorry.
Louis Epstein
Chris Marksberry
Louis Epstein wrote in message ...
>Yes,Convy is dead.
I believe Convy also hosted (and co-produced with Burt Reynolds, Bert & Burt
Productions) Pictionary. Kinda got a kick out of that show.
Chris Marksberry
Tjhornikel wrote in message
The latter
>two he produced with Burt Reynolds as a Bert & Bert Production, in
association
>with Kline & Friends. K&F later produced Pictionary, and as we all
>know...Friends don't let friends watch Kline and Friends!
Oops!!! Show I was referring to was Win, Lose or Draw not Pictionary ...
sorry, definitely a Bert & Burt Production.
Mpoconnor7
>: game by this name and died of a brain tumor in the last 5 years or so?
>: I seem to remember someone who was rather young and hosting and a minor
>: celebrity doing this. Could be wrong. If I am, sorry.
>
>Yes,Convy is dead.
>
Bert Convy hosted "Tattletales". Didn't Bobby Van, who hosted the original
"Make Me Laugh", also die of a brain tumor?
Tjhornikel
>I believe Convy also hosted (and co-produced with Burt Reynolds, Bert & Burt
>Productions) Pictionary. Kinda got a kick out of that show.
Bert Convy did die of a brain tumor, just like Bobby Van. He hosted
Tattletales, Super Password, Win Lose or Draw and The Third Degree. The latter
two he produced with Burt Reynolds as a Bert & Bert Production, in association
with Kline & Friends. K&F later produced Pictionary, and as we all
know...Friends don't let friends watch Kline and Friends!
Here's hoping everything you want hits the BULLSEYE!
Tom Hornikel / Host of Net Bullseye and Net Blank Check
HELP! My webpage is haunted by the ghost of Jay Stewart at ....
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/magicoftomh/index.html
Andie Straus
Not to get off-point, but speaking of "Tattletales", how many of the
still-breathing celebs are still married to the spouses they had on
the show?
amand...@my-dejanews.com
bab...@idt.net (Andie Straus) wrote:
> Not to get off-point, but speaking of "Tattletales", how many of the
> still-breathing celebs are still married to the spouses they had on
> the show?
Isn't it amazing how far off topic we can get? <bg> Still Tattletales was
one of my secret vices, when I could see it. Although at this late date I
don't remember all that many pairs who did appear, I remember with particular
fondness John and Patty Duke Astin - long since split - and Dick and Dolly
Martin. I know that Richard Dawson appeared with some woman, although I only
remember this because the question was raised in some gossip column about his
reputed undying flame for former wife Diana Dors. Speaking of of Richard
Dawson [and wasting bandwidth - I apologize], if anyone watches AMC and
catches the occasional Hollywood Backstage, there is once which features
Diana Dors and "Dickie" Dawson. I was time warp time for me, and I actually
had trouble recognizing him between change of styles and change of billing.
Tim Dunleavy
>Bert (Burt) Convey?
> Wasn't there a game show host in the late 70's who hosted The New Match
>game by this name and died of a brain tumor in the last 5 years or so?
>I seem to remember someone who was rather young and hosting and a minor
>celebrity doing this. Could be wrong. If I am, sorry.
Burt Convy was an occasional panelist on the 70s version of Match
Game. On one occasion where he guest-hosted MG for a week while MG
host Gene Rayburn guest-hosted Convy's show Tattletales (which
immediately followed it on CBS in most of the country). This allowed
each host to be a panelist on his own show.
In an interview with David Hammett a couple years ago, Gene stated
that Bert was criticized during his guest-hosting week on MG for not
moving around like Gene did. To quote from the article, "Bert's
response, according to Gene, was that he wasn't about to turn his back
to the camera."
Bert hosted a pilot for the MG revival in 1990, but he did not host
the revival when it reached the air. It has been reported, though not
confirmed, that Bert bowed out due to his illness. The MG revival,
hosted by Ross Shaffer, ran on ABC from July 16, 1990 to July 12,
1991. Bert Convy died on July 15, 1991.
To...@fred.net
: In article <36dc8ec7...@news.idt.net>,
: bab...@idt.net (Andie Straus) wrote:
:> Not to get off-point, but speaking of "Tattletales", how many of the
:> still-breathing celebs are still married to the spouses they had on
:> the show?
: Isn't it amazing how far off topic we can get? <bg>
Actually, Tattletales has quite a number of non-deceased celebrities,
starting with Bert COnvy. Sort of the Bikini Atoll of Game Shows.
Don't hit me, Chris L!!! Don't hit me!!!
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Get over it.
Brad Ferguson
wrote:
> In article <36dc8ec7...@news.idt.net>,
> bab...@idt.net (Andie Straus) wrote:
>
>> Not to get off-point, but speaking of "Tattletales", how many of the
>> still-breathing celebs are still married to the spouses they had on
>> the show?
>
> Isn't it amazing how far off topic we can get? <bg> Still Tattletales was
> one of my secret vices, when I could see it. Although at this late date I
> don't remember all that many pairs who did appear, I remember with particular
> fondness John and Patty Duke Astin - long since split - and Dick and Dolly
> Martin. I know that Richard Dawson appeared with some woman, although I only
> remember this because the question was raised in some gossip column about his
> reputed undying flame for former wife Diana Dors. Speaking of of Richard
> Dawson [and wasting bandwidth - I apologize], if anyone watches AMC and
> catches the occasional Hollywood Backstage, there is once which features
> Diana Dors and "Dickie" Dawson. I was time warp time for me, and I actually
> had trouble recognizing him between change of styles and change of billing.
That HOLLYWOOD BACKSTAGE show is chock-full of dead celebrities. Much fun.
I don't know where they kept the film all these years -- the series dates
from about 1964 -- but the color footage and soundtrack are in superb
condition.
As for TATTLETALES marriages, I recall that Dick Martin married a Playboy
centerfold from around 1970. Might have been Dolly.
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T. Garrison Morfit
To...@Fred.Net wrote:
> : Isn't it amazing how far off topic we can get? <bg>
>
> Actually, Tattletales has quite a number of non-deceased celebrities,
> starting with Bert COnvy. Sort of the Bikini Atoll of Game Shows.
>
are still together. However, Convy _IS_ deceased, as stated before on this
thread...
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To...@fred.net
: Actually, Tattletales has quite a number of non-deceased celebrities,
That should be NOW-deceased celebrities...
Bad spell-checker! No biscuit!
King Daevid MacKenzie, UltimaJock!
□ Actually, Tattletales has quite a number of now-deceased celebrities
...although not quite as many as the CBS-era reruns of "Password" and
"What's my line" or the syndicated version of "To tell the truth"...one
night I delighted in the fact that there were no less than three game show
hosts on "To tell the truth" (host Garry Moore and panelists Bill Cullen
and Larry Blyden) and one producer (costumed imposter Mark Goodson), all
now under the employ of the Great Game Show Producer in the Sky...
Mpoconnor7
including Morey Amsterdam, Charlie Weaver, Wally Cox and Paul Lynde in the
center square.
Uhhuh47300
episode of TATTLETALES featuring Mr. and Mrs. Bob Crane. Obviously they
didn't delve much into Bob's private life.
Trace