Posted on 01/05/2015 10:31:41 AM PST by Borges
Could that have been Barbara Hale of ‘’Perry Mason’’?
John Charles Daley was among other items a son-in-law of the infamous liberal Earl Warren.
Bud Collyer, who was an open Christian, started ‘’To Tell the Truth’’.
Kitty Carlisle campaigned for John Lindsey; Myerson, for Koch.
I remember reading somewhere that it was Steve Allen, as a panelist on one of those game shows (either "What's My Line?" or "I've Got a Secret") who first coined the term "Is it bigger than a breadbox?"
I remember reading somewhere that it was Steve Allen, as a panelist on one of those game shows (either "What's My Line?" or "I've Got a Secret") who first coined the term "Is it bigger than a breadbox?"
Little Jimmy Dickens.
I remember watching Bess on the old games shows, What’s My Line? and To Tell The Truth........They wore tuxedos and evening gowns back then....................Nowadays they you’re lucky if they wear clothes at all.............
Saw Betsy Palmer in “South Pacific” at Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami circa 1965.
Now you could ask, “Is it bigger than a XBOX?”..........................
I was playing a game with my grandchildren. It was sort of like “I’ve got a secret”. except you placed the answer on your forehead where everyone could see it but you.
I knew they did not know what a breadbox was so I would ask them if it was larger than a shoebox.
ANd the younger generations don’t know who Paul McCartney is.........................
If I’m not mistaken, Mr. Cullen still holds the record for the number of different game shows he hosted during his career—23 in all.
He was so highly regarded as a host that when ABC was developing “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” back in the late 90s, the first emcee they considered was Bill Cullen. Unfortunately, Bill passed away in 1990 and they moved on to Regis Philbin.
But for many of us who grew up in the 60s and 70s, Bill Cullen is still the gold standard when it comes to hosting game shows. He understood the format and contestants were the stars, not the emcee. Absolutely the best at keeping the show moving along and handling any situation with skill and wit. Groucho Marx once referred to him as the “second wittiest man on TV.”
I thought it was Betty Furness who had difficulty opening a refrigerator on live TV. Later in life, she was a long-time consumer reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.
I agree. I thought Bill Cullen was great. I wasn’t even particularly a fan of game-shows, but when I’d see Cullen hosting one, I’d invariably watch it. I recall one of the later shows he hosted, something called “Chain Reaction.” Nothing spectacular, just a nice little unpretentious game-show, but he made it such a breezy, likeable viewing experience.
Bess Myerson was the first Jewish Miss America, which was a big deal in 1945. That was her primary claim to fame. She was beautiful and very bright. Other side of the political spectrum from us, but not anything like the “progressives” of today, just an old timey liberal.
I believe that.
I remember back in those days a radio talk show host calling her Koch's beard.
John Daly was the news announcer for ABC TV as well as an ABC vice president. What’s My Line was just a side job he did for fun. He was originally from South Africa and was a republican with conservative values. Back then, conservatives and liberals got along better, at least publically.
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