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Joseph Gilbert Fates (September 29, 1914, Newark, New Jersey - May 1, 2000, New York City) was an American television producer. Fates was the executive producer of What's My Line? Fates produced the game show during its entire quarter-century span of CBS and syndicated runs.
May 16, 2000 · Gil Fates, an executive producer of some of the leading television game and panel shows of the 1950's and 60's, died on May 1 at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 86 and lived in...
Gil Fates was born on 29 September 1914 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Hold That Note (1957), What's My Line? (1950) and Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (1951). He was married to Faye Appleberry Gilbert. He died on 1 May 2000 in New York City, New York, USA.
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This prompted producer Gil Fates, who recalled the situation in his book, What's My Line?: TV's Most Famous Panel Show, to send a form letter response to fans who had written complaining about the late Bennett Cerf's failure to disappear, some saying the television stations were using poor taste.
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Jan 1, 1978 · What's My Line?: The Inside History of TV's Most Famous Panel Show: FATES, Gil.: 9780139551468: Amazon.com: Books. $399.99.
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Gil Fates was born on September 29, 1914 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Hold That Note (1957), What's My Line? (1950) and Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (1951). He was married to Faye Appleberry Gilbert. He died on May 1, 2000 in New York City, New York, USA.
May 29, 2000 · Gil Fates, the producer of some of the most enduring TV game shows, died at age 86. What's My Line?, I've Got a Secret, Beat the Clock, Winner Take All and To Tell the Truth are among the shows he helped create during his 35 years with Goodson-Todman Productions.
