Press Your Luck
1983
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William H. Carruthers (September 27, 1930 – March 2, 2003) was an American television executive who gained his first fame as the director of The Soupy Sales Show at Detroit television station WXYZ-TV.
Bill Carruthers was born on 27 September 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Press Your Luck (1983), The 7th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1980) and The 9th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1982). He died on 2 March 2003 in Burbank, California, USA.
Mar 8, 2003 · TV director-producer Bill Carruthers, who began his career in the 1950s as helmer of the pie-throwing “Soupy Sales” show, died March 2 in L.A. of heart failure, after being sidelined by a...
Press Your Luck is an American television game show created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack. Contestants answer trivia questions to earn "spins" on a randomly cycling game board. The board's spaces display cash, prizes, extra spins, special items, or the show's mascot, a cartoon creature known as the Whammy.
Jun 11, 2014 · Combine the blinding fluorescent visuals with the scores of ten-second cartoon exploits of the Whammy (devised by Eek! The Cat creator “Savage” Steve Holland and voiced by Press Your Luck creator Bill Carruthers), and the result was a half-hour of entertainment that enthralled children and stay-at-home parents alike.
William Frederick "Bill" Crothers (born December 24, 1940) is a Canadian retired athlete. Born in Markham, Crothers grew up in the Toronto suburbs of East York and Agincourt, attending high school at Agincourt Collegiate Institute before going on to study at the University of Toronto.
Bill Carruthers was born on 27 September 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Press Your Luck (1983), The 7th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1980) and The 9th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1982). He died on 2 March 2003 in Burbank, California, USA.
