Mark Goodson
Birthday:
January 14, 1915 in Sacramento, California, USA
Birth Name:
Mark Leo Goodson
Mark Goodson was born on January 14, 1915 in Sacramento, California, USA as Mark Leo Goodson. He was a producer and writer, known for What's My Line? (1973), Tattletales (1974) and Password (1973). He was married to Suzanne Russell Waddell, Virginia McDavid and Bluma Neveleff. He died on December 18, 1992 in Los Angeles, California.
My occupation as a game show creator/producer is a strange calling in life. However, I had visions of creating radio and television games, a...Show more »
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. Show less «
If I could do it over again, I would probably not have gotten into television. I likely would have done stage theater. I never watch televis...Show more »
If I could do it over again, I would probably not have gotten into television. I likely would have done stage theater. I never watch television myself, and when I do, it's usually PBS. Show less «
Creating a new game show is not like creating a new film or television show. With those, you have things to work with. For a new game show, ...Show more »
Creating a new game show is not like creating a new film or television show. With those, you have things to work with. For a new game show, you have a completely blank piece of paper. A completely new concept comes out as often as a new sport, and think of how many new sports have been invented in time. Not many. Show less «
