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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. He also directed the Ernie Kovacs -helmed game show, Take a Good Look, for ABC from 1959 to 1961.
Jun 21, 2019 · BILL CARRUTHERS, 1952-2019 Tributes, memorials and memories continue to flow upon the news of the passing yesterday of Bill Carruthers at the age of 67. Less than three weeks ago, he had celebrated...
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 whose spaces display cash, prizes, extra spins, special items, or the show's mascot, a cartoon creature known as the Whammy.
- 761 (CBS), 40 (ABC)
- September 19, 1983 –, present
- 3 (CBS), 5 (ABC)
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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 2, 2003 · 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. He also directed the Ernie Kovacs -helmed game show, Take a Good Look, for ABC from 1959 to 1961. Carruthers was born in Detroit, Michigan.
