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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.
- Early television game shows and Goodson-Todman Productions
- 1937–1992
- Television producer
- University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Economics, 1937)
Mark Goodson (born January 14, 1915, Sacramento, California, U.S.—died December 18, 1992, New York, New York) was an American radio and television producer who helped develop many successful radio and television game shows, including the early television game show What’s My Line? (1950–67). Goodson graduated from the University of ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mark Goodson was born on 14 January 1915 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Family Feud (1976), Tattletales (1974) and Password (1973). He was married to Suzanne Russell Waddell, Virginia McDavid and Bluma Neveleff.
- Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
- December 18, 1992
- January 14, 1915
Goodson died on December 18, 1992, after a long illness. He won three Emmys, as well as the Emmy for Lifetime Achievement in Daytime and the National Television Award of Great Britain. His many philanthropic activities also perpetuate his name, most especially through the Mark Goodson Building at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Mark Leo Goodson (b. January 14, 1915 — d. December 18, 1992) was a successful American television producer who specialized in game shows. He was the dominant half of Goodson-Todman Productions. His shows continued to dominate both the Game Show Network/GSN and Buzzr lineups due to his company saving most of their shows while other shows by other companies were wiped to reuse the tapes. It ...
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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 Angeles.
Goodson, Mark. ( b. 24 January 1915 in Sacramento, California; d. 18 December 1992 in New York City), the most successful creator and producer of game shows in the history of television. Goodson, the “king of television game shows,” was the only child of Abraham and Fanny Gross Goodman, Jewish immigrants from Russia.
