TV Game Shows in History

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Events in Film & TV

1914-02-20 John Daly, South Africa, newscaster/TV game show host (What's My Line)
1915-01-14 Mark Goodson, American radio and TV game show producer, with Bill Todman ("I've Got A Secret"; "The Price Is Right"; "Password"), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1992)
1917-12-22 Gene Rayburn, TV game show host (Match Game), born in Christopher, Illinois (d. 1999)
1920-02-18 Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host (over 20 different games)
1921-08-25 Monty Hall, Canadian-American TV game show host (Let's Make a Deal), born in Winnipeg Canada (d. 2017)
1922-11-13 Jack Narz, American TV game show host (Dotto, Video Village), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2008)
1923-12-12 Bob Barker, American TV game show host (The Price is Right, Truth or Consequences), born in Darrington, Washington
1927-03-30 Peter Marshall, TV game show host (Hollywood Squares), born in Huntington, West Virginia
1929-06-03 Chuck Barris, TV game show producer and host (Gong Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
1931-02-15 Geoff Edwards, American television game show host, (d. 2014)
1937-08-20 Jim Bowen, British TV game show host (Bullseye) and comedian, born in Heswall, England (d. 2018)
1940-03-16 Chuck Woolery, Ky, TV game show host (Love Connection)

1940-07-22 Alex Trebek, Canadian-American TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy), born in Sudbury, Ontario (d. 2020)

1956-02-17 Richard Karn [Wilson], American actor (Home Improvement) and TV game show host (Family Feud), born in Seattle, Washington
1970-10-30 Ben Bailey, American host of the TV game show Cash Cab, born in Bowling Green, Kentucky
1983-04-04 Angelle Tymon, American journalist and TV game show host (PlayMania Block), born in Lutcher, Louisiana

1992-12-18 Mark Goodson, American radio and TV game show producer, with Bill Todman ("I've Got A Secret"; "The Price Is Right"; "Password"), dies of pancreatic cancerat 77
2005-06-26 Richard Whiteley, British television game show host (b. 1943)
2008-10-15 Jack Narz, American TV game show host (Dotto, Video Village), dies at 85
2017-03-21 Chuck Barris, american TV game show producer and host (Gong Show), dies at 87
2017-09-30 Monty Hall, Canadian-American TV game show host (Let's Make a Deal), dies at 96
2018-03-14 Jim Bowen, British TV game show host (Bullseye) and comedian, dies at 80

2020-11-08 Alex Trebek, Canadian-American TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy), dies of cancer at 80