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1942–1945. Rank. Second Lieutenant. Battles/wars. World War II. Gene Rayburn (born Eugene Peter Jeljenic; [1] December 22, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an American radio and television personality. He is best known as the host of various editions of the American television game show Match Game for over two decades.
Years active. 1968–2013. Spouse. Donald Ross. . (m. 1968) . Children. 3. Patricia Deutsch Ross (born Elaine Patricia Deutsch; [1] December 16, 1943 – July 26, 2017), known as Patti Deutsch, was an American actress who was well known as a recurring panelist on the 1970s game shows Match Game and Tattletales.
William Earnest Thompson (December 18, 1931 – July 23, 2014), better known as Wallace, co-hosted The Wallace and Ladmo Show, a daily children's variety show broadcast on KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Arizona for 36 years. [ 1] The program featured short comedy skits and cartoons and was known for humor that appealed to adults as well as children.
July 7. (1955-07-07) –. September 29, 1955. (1955-09-29) Make the Connection is an American game show, sponsored by Borden, that ran on Thursday nights from July 7 to September 29, 1955, on NBC. [1] Originally hosted by Jim McKay, he was replaced after the first four episodes by Gene Rayburn, who debuted as a game show host on August 4, 1955.
Gene Rayburn (center) hosting a prime-time Match Game special episode, 1964. The Match Game premiered on December 31, 1962. Gene Rayburn was the host, and Johnny Olson served as announcer, for the series premiere, Arlene Francis and Skitch Henderson were the two celebrity panelists.
He succeeded Lee Leonard as host of Midday Live and later did likewise on Saturday Morning Live, replacing Gene Rayburn. [1] [2] He created the first national restaurant review show, TV Diners, for the Food Network, and spent many years hosting the network's first non-cooking/celebrity interview show, Bill Boggs' Corner Table.
March 27. ( 1972-03-27) –. June 30, 1972. ( 1972-06-30) The Amateur's Guide to Love is an American television game show, created by Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley, that ran on CBS from March 27 to June 30, 1972. Gene Rayburn was the emcee, while Kenny Williams was the announcer. The theme was written by Mort Garson .
The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour is an American television panel game show that combined two panel games of the 1960s and 1970s – Match Game and Hollywood Squares – into an hour-long format. The series ran from October 31, 1983, to July 27, 1984 on NBC. [2] Gene Rayburn reprised his role as host of the Match Game and Super Match ...