Mark Goodson

Mark Goodson

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Mark Goodson

Producer
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Mark Goodson

Producer

January 14, 1915

Sacramento, California

December 18, 1992

Mark Goodson was an American television producer who specialized in game shows, most frequently with his business partner Bill Todman, with whom he created Goodson-Todman Productions.

Goodson and long-time partner Bill Todman produced some of the longest-running game shows in US television history.

Their first television show, Winner Take All, debuted on CBS television on July 1, 1948.

The long list of Goodson-Todman productions includes The Price Is Right, Family Feud, Match Game, Password, Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth, I've Got a Secret, What's My Line?, Card Sharks, and Tattletales.

Mark Goodson was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame with his producing partner Bill Todman in 1993.

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