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Death. Todman died on July 29, 1979, two days before his 63rd birthday, in New York City as a result of a heart condition. He was survived by his wife Frances Holmes Burson and two children: William Jr. and Lisa Todman Plough. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
Todman died from a heart condition on July 29, 1979, two days before his 63rd birthday. In 1982, the Goodsons acquired the Todman heirs' portion of the company. Goodson and Neveleff had two children, Jill (1942) and Jonathan (1945).
Bill Todman Name: William Selden Todman Born: July 31, 1916 Place: New York City, New York Died: July 29, 1979 (aged 62) Place: New York City, New York Cause of Death: Heart condition Occupation: TV and Radio Producer Spouse: Frances Holmes Burson (2 children)
The partnership lasted until Mr. Todman's death in 1979, although the men were estranged in later years. One colleague said Mr. Goodson came to resent the fact that Mr. Todman was still a partner ...
Bill Todman. Producer: Tattletales. Bill Todman was born on 31 July 1916 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Tattletales (1974), Call My Bluff (1965) and Password (1973). He was married to Frances Burson. He died on 29 July 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.
Todman also expanded the team’s horizons beyond television, into ownership of newspapers, radio stations and New York real estate. But it’s the game shows, of course, which are his television legacy; he died during heart valve replacement surgery in New York on July 29, 1979, two days before his 63rd birthday.
Goodson-Todman Productions, formed by Mark Goodson and his longtime partner, Bill Todman, produced some of the longest running game shows in television history. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ludden (she’s Betty White) appear on Password – he as host, she as guest – over CBS-TV Monday (June 24), 1963. Prints and Photographs Division.
