Television Game Show Hosts: Biographies of 32 Stars

By David Baber

Book Overview

This unique work profiles the private lives and careers of 32 American game show hosts, including the originals (e.g., Bill Cullen, Peter Marshall), the classics (e.g., Bob Barker), and the contemporaries (e.g., Regis Philbin). Organized by host, each chapter includes birth and family information and a complete career history. The most significant developments of each host's early life and career are highlighted--complete with successes, failures, and scandals. Many of the biographies are accompanied by interviews with the host or his family and friends.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786445734
• ISBN13: 9780786445738
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher