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He died of lung cancer in Boston, Massachusetts on May 21, 2004 at the age of 78. He was survived by his wife of 44 years, Carleen Anderson Wood; two daughters, Sasha and Mia Wood, both of Los Angeles; a son from a previous marriage, Timothy E. Wood of San Francisco; and two grandchildren.
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Jun 14, 2004 · June 14, 2004. Gene Wood, a veteran announcer for television game shows like ''Family Feud'' and ''Password,'' died on May 21 at a hospital in Boston. He was 78 and had lived in Adamsville, R.I.,...
May 27, 2004 · Gene Wood, 78, the announcer for some of television's most popular game shows over the last 25 years, died May 21 at Massachusetts General Hospital, family members reported.
Gene Wood. Writer: When Things Were Rotten. Gene Wood was a prolific game show announcer during the 1970s and 1980s. Most often heard over Goodson-Todman (later Mark Goodson Productions) game shows, he was the voice that introduced game shows including "Card Sharks", "Tattletales," "Classic Concentration," "Password Plus"/"Super Password" and ...
- October 20, 1925
- May 21, 2004
Oct 18, 2011 · Gene Wood, born in 1925, began his run in the Game Show industry as host of Beat The Clock in the 1960s. He became a staple of the Goodson-Toddman game show catalog from the 1960s through the 1990s. You've heard his emphatic voice on great game shows like Family Feud, Card Sharks, Beat The Clock, Password and Super Password.
Not putting two and two together, I was uncertain who he meant, but it was two hours before I found out: Gene Wood, one of the best announcers in the game show biz, had died after a long battle with cancer.
Gene's referring to the sudden death of Larry Blyden, the planned host of the show, in a car accident in Morocco weeks before the show premiered, as well as the eventual early loss of Bobby Van years later.
