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   Who was the original host of the Hollywood Squares?

   • He was the original host of The Hollywood Squares from 1966 to 1981 and had almost fifty television, movie, and Broadway credits. Marshall was given his stage name by John Robert Powers.

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   When did the Hollywood Squares start?

   • With Marshall as its handsome host, The Hollywood Squares debuted on Oct. 17, 1966, out of a studio in Burbank, with nine celebrities seating in a huge tic-tac-toe board.

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   When did Peter Marshall leave the Hollywood Squares?

   • Marshall was the host of his own short-lived syndicated music and comedy series, The Peter Marshall Variety Show, which aired during the 1976–1977 season in markets in the United States. After the completion of the final run of The Hollywood Squares in 1981, Marshall continued working in game shows and playing character roles.

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   Is Hollywood Squares a game show?

   • Though Hollywood Squares was a legitimate game show, the game largely acted as the background for the show's comedy in the form of joke answers (commonly called "zingers" by the production staff), often given by the stars prior to their real answer. The show's writers usually supplied the jokes.

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   Who was a celebrity on 'squares'?

   • As Mr. Marshall noted in his memoir, “Backstage With the Original Hollywood Square” (2002, written with Adrienne Armstrong), some contestants became celebrities themselves. Naomi Judd, a young single mother from Kentucky, appeared on “Squares” before she teamed up with her daughter Wynonna to sing country music.

   Peter Marshall, Longtime Host of ‘The Hollywood Squares,’ Dies at 98

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   Who is the Center Square on 'Hollywood Squares'?

   • Martin Mull was eventually chosen as the permanent center square for the 2003–2004 season (though some guests continued to appear as center square during a few theme weeks of that season). For most of the first five seasons of this Hollywood Squares series, the first and second games were worth $1,000 to the winner.

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   John Davidson, who was a semi-regular panelist on the original Hollywood Squares, hosted the series. Shadoe Stevens was the announcer for the series and, beginning late in the first season, he also became a regular panelist occupying the bottom center square.

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   Ralph Pierre LaCock (March 30, 1926 – August 15, 2024), better known by his stage name Peter Marshall, was an American game show host, television and radio personality, singer, and actor. He was the original host of The Hollywood Squares from 1966 to 1981 and had almost fifty television, movie, and Broadway credits.

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   Aug 15, 2024 · Peter Marshall, who coaxed cheeky rejoinders from celebrities like Burt Reynolds, Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers and Paul Lynde as the longtime host of “The Hollywood Squares,” for years one of the...

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   Aug 15, 2024 · Aug 15 (Reuters) - Peter Marshall, the cheery actor, singer and nightclub comedian who became one of America's best-known game show hosts on the long-running program "The Hollywood Squares"...

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   Aug 15, 2024 · Peter Marshall, the velvety-voiced host who presided over NBC’s celebrity-filled game show The Hollywood Squares for 16 years, died Thursday. He was 98.

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   Aug 15, 2024 · LOS ANGELES — Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98. He died Thursday of...

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   Aug 15, 2024 · Peter Marshall, Emmy-award winning game show host of “Hollywood Squares,” died of kidney failure Thursday in Encino. He was 98. His wife Laurie said in a statement that he died at home.