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GAME SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1966

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The Newlywed Game debuted on the ABC television network on July 11, 1966
with host Bob Eubanks (above). Eubanks was, at the time, the youngest emcee
to host a game show at age 28. The game show  It was the last U.S. commercial
network series to premiere in black and white, eventually converting to color, as
did virtually all other network series, that coming September.

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Newlywed contestants on the set

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FIRST HIGH ROLLERS ON THIS DATE IN 1974

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High Rollers
was a TV game show based on the dice game Shut the Box.The show
aired on NBC from July 1,1974 to June 11,1976 and again from April 24,1978 to
June 20, 1980.Two different syndicated versions were also produced, a weekly
series in the 1975–1976 season which ran concurrently with the daytime version,
and a daily series in 1987–1988. The first three versions were hosted by Alex
Trebek (above) and announced by Kenny Williams, while Wink Martindale hosted
and Dean Goss announced the 1987 to 1988 version of the show. During the first
Trebek version, actress Ruta Lee served as the model and dice roller on the shows daytime edition while Elaine Stewart filled that role on the nighttime edition.

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Actress Ruta Lee

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Host Alex Trebek and two contestants are ready to play the game

 

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Wink Martindale

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ESQUIRE SHOE POLISH AD FROM 1955

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Masquerade Party was a television game show. During its original run from
1952–1960, the show appeared at various times on all three major networks
(ABC, NBC, and CBS).The original show, hosted by Bud Collyer,had several
well-known celebrities on its panel including Audrey Meadows, Betsy Palmer,
and Jonathan Winters.  

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Bud Collyer

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‘’QUIZ KIDS’’ DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1940

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Quiz Kids, was a popular radio-TV series of the 1940s and 1950s, was created
by Chicago public relations and advertising man Louis G. Cowan. Originally
sponsored by Alka-Sletzer, the series was first broadcast on NBC from Chicago,
June 28, 1940, airing as a summer replacement for Alec Templeton Time. The
show continued on radio for the next 13 years.

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ELAINE STEWART HAS DIED AT 81

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Elaine Stewart, a leading lady in a series of films
in the 1950s, including "Brigadoon," and star of the 1970s game shows
"Gambit" and "High Rollers," has died. She was 81.

Her agent Fred Wostbrock told the Los Angeles Times that Stewart died
Monday at her home in Beverly Hills after a long illness.

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