{"title":"Television","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our Television collection. 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He majored in radio \u0026amp; television at Marshall University and spent a few years toiling as a disc jockey before moving to Los Angeles to see if he could make a career out of his childhood obsessions. He has appeared as a contestant on three game shows, worked behind-the-scenes for \u003cem\u003eWheel of Fortune\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Price is Right\u003c\/em\u003e, and even started a small business with his friends, recreating and producing live game shows for private parties and corporate functions. With encouragement from late night star Conan O'Brien, he finally began writing books about game show history, starting with \u003cem\u003eQuizmaster\u003c\/em\u003e, a comprehensive biography of beloved game show host Bill Cullen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49491754123523,"sku":"avu1787291555743","price":25.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/2202\/3427\/files\/this-day-in-game-show-history-365-commemorations-and-celebrations-vol-1-january-_1.jpg?v=1787291560"},{"product_id":"quizmaster-the-life-and-times-and-fun-and-games-of-bill-cullen-second-edition","title":"Quizmaster: The Life and Times and Fun and Games of Bill Cullen - Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e2nd, expanded edition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eQuestion: What do Bob Barker, Dick Clark, Pat Sajak, and Alex Trebek have in common? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAnswer: Bill Cullen hosted more game shows than all of them combined. And all of them have referred to Bill as the best game show host of all time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuizmaster: The Life \u0026amp; Times \u0026amp; Fun \u0026amp; Games of Bill Cullen\u003c\/em\u003e is the remarkable story of a “a kid with polio” who became a mechanic, truck driver, photographer, pilot, disc jockey, and the finest master of ceremonies that a game show could ever have. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn the game show \u003cem\u003eQuick as a Flash\u003c\/em\u003e in 1949, host Bill Cullen was assisted for some of the questions by actress Mercedes McCambridge. In 1973, McCambridge supplied the voice for a child in what horror movie?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE EXORCIST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOn an episode of the game show \u003cem\u003eCatch Me If You Can\u003c\/em\u003e in 1948, host Bill Cullen welcomed a contestant who was unemployed and seeking work as an actor. That night, he won a gas range. The following year, that actor made his film debut, playing a painter in \u003cem\u003eThe Lady Takes a Sailor. \u003c\/em\u003eHis final film role, in 2000, was playing elderly Hardy Greaves in \u003cem\u003eThe Legend of Bagger Vance. \u003c\/em\u003eWho was that actor?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJACK LEMMON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe long-running game show \u003cem\u003eI've Got a Secret\u003c\/em\u003e was created and produced by a comedy writer who later became a star in his own right with a wildly popular series of albums featuring his parodies of popular songs. Who was he?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALLAN SHERMAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn 1956, \u003cem\u003eThe Price is Right \u003c\/em\u003epremiered with host Bill Cullen. Bill got the job after an actor-comic said no. In 1961, that actor's legendary sitcom made its debut on CBS. Who said no to \u003cem\u003eThe Price is Right\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDICK VAN DYKE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eADAM NEDEFF grew up in Vienna, West Virginia, and spent his childhood infinitely more interested in late night comedy \u0026amp; game shows than afternoon cartoons. As a teenager, he began collecting game show memorabilia as a hobby, frantically gathering 8x10 glossies of hosts, board game adaptations, videos and DVDs of classic game shows. He was even commissioned to produce a game show for Marshall University at the State Fair of West Virginia. He majored in radio \u0026amp; television at Marshall and by the time he graduated, he had already served as announcer for two locally-produced game shows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe spent a few years toiling as a disc jockey before moving to Los Angeles to see if he could make a career out of his childhood obsessions. He has worked as a freelance comedy writer and appeared as a contestant on three game shows: Catch-21, Trivial Pursuit: America Plays, and Who's Still Standing? He's experienced the world of game shows from the other side of the camera as well, having worked briefly behind-the-scenes for Wheel of Fortune and The Price is Right. With a team of kindred spirits, he helped started a small business, Home Game Enterprizes, which specializes in recreating and producing live game shows for conventions, restaurants, private parties and corporate functions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough encouraged by teachers who told him he had “a passion and a flair” for writing, it took years for Adam to finally start writing about the subjects that he knew best. Encouragement came from an unlikely source: late night star Conan O'Brien. Adam was holding down a day job for a wax museum when his bosses surprised him with the news that Conan O'Brien was filming a comedy skit in the museum, and the museum staff had nominated Adam to appear in the skit with him. Off-camera, Adam and Conan struck up a conversation, and Adam walked away with the encouragement he needed to finally start writing. 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