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As a television consultant, Carruthers guided the Nixon, Ford, [4] [5] Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations on effective use of the media. [6] [7] [8] In the 1990s, he produced specials for The Family Channel, called Marry Me, as well as a short-lived game show for ESPN, Designated Hitter. [9] He suffered a stroke on set in 1996.
Later that year, Bill Carruthers hired Tomarken to host Press Your Luck, a revival of his 1977 game show Second Chance, originally hosted by Jim Peck on ABC. Tomarken hosted for three seasons on CBS until its cancellation in 1986. He also co-produced and co-wrote the 1984 NBC special Those Wonderful TV Game Shows.
Bill Carrothers (born July 13, 1964 [1]) is a jazz pianist and composer based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He has cited Clifford Brown , Shirley Horn , and Oscar Peterson as influences on his development as a musician.
Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress and comedian, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms.She is best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, Mrs. Carruthers on Full House, and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an ...
In March 1977 he began to helm Second Chance, produced by Bill Carruthers and a precursor to Carruthers' Press Your Luck that premiered in 1983 and ran for three seasons. Peck's series wasn't as popular as its follow-up and after 19 weeks of episodes, Second Chance left the air on July 15, 1977. Peck has not hosted a network game show since.
Bill Carruthers, television producer and director (born in Detroit) William Clemens, director of Nancy Drew and Perry Mason films (born in Saginaw) Kerry Conran, screenwriter and director, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (born in Flint) Francis Ford Coppola, film director and screenwriter, The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now (born in ...
William Carruthers may refer to: William Carruthers (botanist) (1830–1922), British botanist; Will Carruthers (born 1967), musician; See also.
Will Carruthers (born 9 November 1967, in Chesterfield, England) is a musician, best known for playing bass in the influential alternative rock bands Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized. Biography [ edit ]