Elaine Stewart(1930-2011)

Husband Merrill Heatter, the nephew of Gabriel Heatter, was a game-show producer who created Gambit (1972), which she co-hosted with Wink Martindale, beginning in 1972. The couple had two children, son Stewart Heatter and daughter Gabrielle Heatter.

When I was under contract to Metro I was careful about my lifestyle. I drove an old wreck of a car and shared a small apartment with a girlfriend. We each paid $75 a month rent. I put my earnings in the bank and invested in some real estate. Let's say I was doing all right when I got married.