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Mark Goodson(1915-1992)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Mark Goodson
Mark Goodson was born on 14 January 1915 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Family Feud (1976), Tattletales (1974) and Password (1973). He was married to Suzanne Russell Waddell, Virginia McDavid and Bluma Neveleff. He died on 18 December 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 14, 1915
DiedDecember 18, 1992(77)
BornJanuary 14, 1915
DiedDecember 18, 1992(77)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Richard Dawson in Family Feud (1976)
Family Feud
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Tattletales (1974)
Tattletales
7.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Password
TV Series
  • Writer
Child's Play
TV Series
  • Writer

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Play for Keeps!
      6.0
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Body Talk
      5.6
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 1990
    • To Tell the Truth (1990)
      To Tell the Truth
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1990–1991
    • Match Game (1990)
      Match Game
      6.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1990–2016
    • Now You See It (1989)
      Now You See It
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1989
    • Bert Convy in Super Password (1984)
      Super Password
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1986
    • Richard Dawson, Fannie Flagg, Johnny Olson, Gene Rayburn, Charles Nelson Reilly, Brett Somers, and Betty White in Match Game PM (1975)
      Match Game PM
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1975–1981
    • To Tell the Truth
      6.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1980–1981
    • 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 73 (1973)
      Match Game 73
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1973–1980
    • Beat the Clock (1979)
      Beat the Clock
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1979–1980
    • Tom Kennedy in Password Plus (1979)
      Password Plus
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1979
    • Lois Hamilton, Janice Baker, and Jim Perry in Card Sharks (1978)
      Card Sharks
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1978–2019
    • Drew Carey in The New Price Is Right (1972)
      The New Price Is Right
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1972–1976
    • I've Got a Secret
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1976
    • Tattletales (1974)
      Tattletales
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • senior executive producer
      • 1974–1976

    Writer



    • Family Feud: la batalla de los famosos (2021)
      Family Feud: la batalla de los famosos
      5.8
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2021
    • Family Feud (2014)
      Family Feud
      5.7
      TV Series
      • co-creator (creator)
      • 2014–2020
    • Question de Charme
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1991–1992
    • Call My Bluff (1965)
      Call My Bluff
      7.0
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 1965–1988
    • Richard Dawson in Family Feud (1976)
      Family Feud
      7.1
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 1976–1985
    • What's My Line?
      5.6
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 1984–2011
    • Schnick-Schnack
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1975
    • Password
      TV Series
      • devised by
      • 1973–1974
    • What's My Line?
      6.6
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 1973–1974
    • Isobel Barnett, Michael Denison, Gilbert Harding, and Barbara Kelly in What's My Line (1951)
      What's My Line
      7.0
      TV Series
      • devised by
      • 1951–1963
    • Play Your Hunch
      TV Series
      • deviser
      • 1961
    • The Name's the Same
      TV Series
      • devised by
      • 1953–1954

    Additional Crew



    • Blockbusters (1983)
      Blockbusters
      6.7
      TV Series
      • in association with
      • 1992
    • Otto Leisner in Fup eller fakta (1966)
      Fup eller fakta
      6.7
      TV Series
      • tv arranger
      • 1988–1990
    • Cher, Karen Black, and Sandy Dennis in Reviens Jimmy Dean, reviens (1982)
      Reviens Jimmy Dean, reviens
      7.1
      • presenter
      • 1982
    • Bennett Cerf, John Daly, Arlene Francis, and Dorothy Kilgallen in What's My Line? (1950)
      What's My Line?
      8.5
      TV Series
      • in association with
      • 1965

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Mr. Mark Goodson - The Executive Producer
    • Born
      • January 14, 1915
      • Sacramento, California, USA
    • Died
      • December 18, 1992
      • Los Angeles, California, USA(pancreatic cancer)
    • Spouses
        Suzanne Russell WaddellAugust 17, 1972 - 1980 (divorced)
    • Children
        Jonathan M. Goodson
    • Other works
      He and Bill Todman made an unsold pilot in 1959 called "Barbary Coast".

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Met former radio disc jockey and college student, Bill Cullen, who gave him his first job Winner Take All (1948) on radio, before transferring to television. The friendship would last for more than 35 years, before Cullen stepped down Goodson's company.
    • Quotes
      My occupation as a game show creator/producer is a strange calling in life. However, I had visions of creating radio and television games, and so did Bill Todman, so we teamed up and took on the challenge together. We had a love-hate business partnership. If I loved an idea, he hated it, and vice-versa. If we agreed, one of us wasn't doing his job.
    • Trademarks
        Revamped original game shows to make them better

    FAQ

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    • When did Mark Goodson die?
      December 18, 1992
    • How did Mark Goodson die?
      Pancreatic cancer
    • How old was Mark Goodson when he died?
      77 years old
    • Where did Mark Goodson die?
      Los Angeles, California, USA
    • When was Mark Goodson born?
      January 14, 1915

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