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Mark Leo Goodson (January 14, 1915 – December 18, 1992) was an American television producer who specialized in game shows, most frequently with his business partner Bill Todman, with whom he created Goodson-Todman Productions.
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.
Dec 21, 1992 · Mark Goodson, the prolific producer/creator of some of TV’s top-rated gameshows, including “The Price Is Right” and “Family Feud,” died Friday of cancer. He was 77.
Dec 19, 1992 · Mark Goodson, who turned his curiosity into a television institution, died yesterday at his home in Manhattan. He was 77. He died of pancreatic cancer, said his son, Jonathan Goodson of Los...
Oct 6, 2020 · After the quiz show scandals dissipated, producers Mark Goodson and Bill Todman introduced America to game shows that didn’t lend themselves to cheating, panel game shows such as Password, What’s My Line?, I’ve Got a Secret, and To Tell the Truth.
Dec 5, 1982 · As the announcer for another New York radio show called ''Battle of the Boroughs,'' Mr. Goodson met Bill Todman, who was to become his partner until the latter's death in 1979.
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In 1946 in New York he formed a corporate partnership with Bill Todman, a salesman and accountant who could take care of the business end of a company that would specialize in game show production, freeing Goodson to focus on creative work.
