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Todman died on July 29, 1979, two days before his 63rd birthday, in New York City as a result of a heart condition. He was survived by his wife Frances Holmes Burson and two children: William Jr. and Lisa Todman Plough.
Oct 5, 2020 · As television began to pervade the popular culture, game shows quickly became a fixture. Goodson-Todman Productions, formed by Mark Goodson and his longtime partner, Bill Todman, produced some of the longest running game shows in television history.
In 1941, Goodson married Bluma Neveleff and moved to New York City, where he teamed up with partner Bill Todman. Todman died from a heart condition on July 29, 1979, two days before his 63rd birthday.
After Bill died in 1979, Mark ran his company solo; he acquired Todman's share of the company in 1982 and renamed it as simply Mark Goodson Productions, with the closing spiel altered to A Mark Goodson Television Production to keep it in line with the original.
Television Hall Of Fame game show historian Rich Fields speaks about the incredible business acumen of Bill Todman, one of the pioneers of television game sh...
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Sold to All-American Television. Goodson-Todman Productions was a television production company formed in May 1946 by Mark Goodson and his longtime partner Bill Todman. Together they produced and created some of the longest-running and most successful game shows in television history.
Todman changed his name legally to William after his Uncle William, whom he was intended to be named after, passed away. He attended Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore, Maryland, took a premed course and got his B.S. in chemistry and psychology in 1938. A Younger Bill Todman.
