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Bill Todman(1916-1979)

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Bill Todman was born on 31 July 1916 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Tattletales (1974), Call My Bluff (1965) and What's My Line (1951). He was previously married to Frances Burson. He died on 29 July 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 31, 1916
DiedJuly 29, 1979(62)
BornJuly 31, 1916
DiedJuly 29, 1979(62)
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Tattletales (1974)
Tattletales
6.9
TV Series
  • Producer
Call My Bluff (1965)
Call My Bluff
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Isobel Barnett, Michael Denison, Gilbert Harding, and Barbara Kelly in What's My Line (1951)
What's My Line
7.0
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 1951
Password
TV Series
  • Writer

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Producer

  • Play for Keeps!
  • Richard Dawson, Fannie Flagg, Johnny Olson, Gene Rayburn, Charles Nelson Reilly, Brett Somers, and Betty White in Match Game PM (1975)
    Match Game PM
  • Joyce Bulifant, Richard Dawson, Patti Deutsch, Fannie Flagg, Elaine Joyce, Dick Martin, Johnny Olson, Gene Rayburn, Charles Nelson Reilly, Nipsey Russell, Brett Somers, Marcia Wallace, and Betty White in Match Game (1973)
    Match Game
  • Beat the Clock (1979)
    Beat the Clock
  • Lois Hamilton, Janice Baker, and Jim Perry in Card Sharks (1978)
    Card Sharks
  • The Price Is Right (1972)
    The Price Is Right
  • I've Got a Secret
  • Tattletales (1974)
    Tattletales
  • What's My Line? At 25
  • Showoffs
  • Jack Narz and Johnny Olson in Now You See It (1974)
    Now You See It
  • Arlene Francis and Soupy Sales in What's My Line? (1968)
    What's My Line?
  • To Tell the Truth (1969)
    To Tell the Truth
  • Concentration (1973)
    Concentration
  • I've Got a Secret (1972)
    I've Got a Secret

Writer

  • Question de Charme
  • What's My Line?
  • Call My Bluff (1965)
    Call My Bluff
  • Password
  • What's My Line?
  • Isobel Barnett, Michael Denison, Gilbert Harding, and Barbara Kelly in What's My Line (1951)
    What's My Line
  • Play Your Hunch
  • The Name's the Same

Additional Crew

  • Bennett Cerf, John Daly, Arlene Francis, and Dorothy Kilgallen in What's My Line? (1950)
    What's My Line?

Personal details

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    • July 31, 1916
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • July 29, 1979
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart condition)
    • December 17, 1950 - July 29, 1979 (his death, 2 children)

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    Radio and TV game show creator/producer with business partner Mark Goodson.

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