RIP Peter Marshall

[MTM]

He was the perfect host for Hollywood Squares. And the father of former Cub Pete LaCock.

'Hollywood Squares' host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98 (msn.com)

 

[Typist Clerk]

And a big-band singer way back.

 

[HanSenSE]

In the end, X got the square.

 

[MileHigh]

Loved Hollywood Squares growing up. Paul Lynde in the center. As mentioned, Marshall was perfect for that show just as Gene Rayburn was for Match Game.

 

[maumann]

My first reaction was "he was still alive?" Television game show hosts seem to have a good lifespan. Hugh Downs of Concentration fame lived to be 99. So did Bob Barker.

Wink Martindale is 90.

One of those guys who will be forever linked to the show he hosted during the heyday of 1960s game shows, much like Art Fleming and Jeopardy! (before Alex Trebek), Bob Eubanks and the Newlywed Game, Jim Lange and the Dating Game, Monty Hall of Let's Make a Deal (lived to 96!) and Gene Rayburn of the Match Game. Maybe Allen Ludden with Password, as well.

Like a lot of stuff, enough double entendres to entertain the adults while the kids had no idea what Paul Lynde and Charley Weaver were talking about.

I didn't know until today that Marshall (LaCock) took the job because he had heard Dan Rowan was being offered it. And he had a personal beef with Rowan over comedy material he felt had been stolen from Marshall's late partner. A 13-week temp gig turned into 16 years!

RIP. And circle gets the square.

 

[playthrough]

RIP. I was more of a Match Game guy in terms of yuk-yuk game shows, but that's no knock on Marshall.

My Mount Rushmore of game show hosts: Barker, Trebek, Eubanks and Bill Cullen. Sorry Sajak.

 

[Twirling Time]

I love the Match Game reruns. And like Maumann, l had no idea that he was still alive too.

 

[HanSenSE]

RIP. I was more of a Match Game guy in terms of yuk-yuk game shows, but that's no knock on Marshall.

My Mount Rushmore of game show hosts: Barker, Trebek, Eubanks and Bill Cullen. Sorry Sajak.

Sajak's just a compiler!

 

[da man]

My first reaction was "he was still alive?" Television game show hosts seem to have a good lifespan. Hugh Downs of Concentration fame lived to be 99. So did Bob Barker.

Wink Martindale is 90.

One of those guys who will be forever linked to the show he hosted during the heyday of 1960s game shows, much like Art Fleming and Jeopardy! (before Alex Trebek), Bob Eubanks and the Newlywed Game, Jim Lange and the Dating Game, Monty Hall of Let's Make a Deal (lived to 96!) and Gene Rayburn of the Match Game. Maybe Allen Ludden with Password, as well.

Like a lot of stuff, enough double entendres to entertain the adults while the kids had no idea what Paul Lynde and Charley Weaver were talking about.

I didn't know until today that Marshall (LaCock) took the job because he had heard Dan Rowan was being offered it. And he had a personal beef with Rowan over comedy material he felt had been stolen from Marshall's late partner. A 13-week temp gig turned into 16 years!

RIP. And circle gets the square.

Thanks for the nod to Art Fleming, who will ALWAYS be the host of Jeopardy to me.

"Correct, select."
"Nooooo, sorry."

 

[MTM]

Going old school, John Daly did a great job hosting the original What's My Line. It took deft hosting to keep the game moving.

 

[YMCA B-Baller]

RIP. He was a really good host for what Hollywood Squares was.

Everyone had a variety show in the 70s!

 

[Slacker]

My first reaction was "he was still alive?" Television game show hosts seem to have a good lifespan. Hugh Downs of Concentration fame lived to be 99. So did Bob Barker.

Wink Martindale is 90.

One of those guys who will be forever linked to the show he hosted during the heyday of 1960s game shows, much like Art Fleming and Jeopardy! (before Alex Trebek), Bob Eubanks and the Newlywed Game, Jim Lange and the Dating Game, Monty Hall of Let's Make a Deal (lived to 96!) and Gene Rayburn of the Match Game. Maybe Allen Ludden with Password, as well.

Like a lot of stuff, enough double entendres to entertain the adults while the kids had no idea what Paul Lynde and Charley Weaver were talking about.

I didn't know until today that Marshall (LaCock) took the job because he had heard Dan Rowan was being offered it. And he had a personal beef with Rowan over comedy material he felt had been stolen from Marshall's late partner. A 13-week temp gig turned into 16 years!

RIP. And circle gets the square.

I wonder how many of those guys were smokers and yet still lived so long.
Seems like many of them might have been, just being hip cats back in the game show days.
Marshall, Rayburn, Martindale, Fleming – they all look the type. Maybe Downs. Maybe Ludden?