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Gene Rayburn (born Eugene Peter Jeljenic; [1] December 22, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an American radio and television personality. He is best known as the host ...
Make the Connection is an American game show, sponsored by Borden, that ran on Thursday nights from July 7 to September 29, 1955, on NBC. [1] Originally hosted by Jim McKay, he was replaced after the first four episodes by Gene Rayburn, who debuted as a game show host on August 4, 1955.
On September 15, 1953, Reiner left and Alexander and Stern were joined by New York radio personality Gene Rayburn. On February 9, 1954, the panel's makeup was adjusted and Bess Myerson, Miss America 1945, was added to the panel to replace Bill Stern and a fourth panelist was added to the game.
Gene Rayburn was the host, and Johnny Olson served as announcer, for the series premiere, Arlene Francis and Skitch Henderson were the two celebrity panelists. The show was taped in Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, NBC's largest New York studio, which since 1975 has housed Saturday Night Live , among other shows.
Gene Rayburn was the emcee, while Kenny Williams was the announcer. The theme was written by Mort Garson. Each episode began with Garson's theme song, set to shots of a van emblazoned with the Amateur's Guide to Love logo driving around southern California, with scenes of men and women falling in love with each other. As the van travels around ...
The show was initially on Wednesday nights but quickly moved to Thursday nights. At this point, Gene Rayburn began hosting Tic-Tac-Dough on Fridays. Twenty-One later moved to Monday nights in February, 1957, and Barry once again hosted the show all five days of the week. [1] Barry left the show and was replaced by announcer Bill Wendell on ...
Franklin Pangborn (January 23, 1889 – July 20, 1958) was an American comedic character actor famous for playing small but memorable roles with comic flair. He appeared in many Preston Sturges movies as well as the W. C. Fields films International House, The Bank Dick, and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break.
Gene Rayburn (Guest Host); [1] Eli Wallach and Ann Jackson, David and Goliath: David Houston: 1266: September 25, 1967 () (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope: