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{{short description|American game show host and producer}}
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|name = Mike Stokey
|name = Mike Stokey
|image = Mike Stokey Sandra Spence Pantomime Quiz.JPG
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|caption = Stokey and [[Sandra Spence]] from ''[[Pantomime Quiz]]'', 1952.
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|birth_date = September 14, 1918
|birth_date = September 14, 1918
|birth_place = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|birth_place = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2003|09|07|1918|09|14}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|2003|09|07|1918|09|14}}
|death_place = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|death_place = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
|occupation = Game show host/Producer
|occupation = Game show host/Producer
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[[File:George Hamilton Lisabeth Scott Stump the Stars 1963.jpg|thumb|250px|[[George Hamilton (actor)|George Hamilton]], [[Lizabeth Scott]] and Mike Stokey on ''[[Stump the Stars]]'' (1963) ]]
'''Mike Stokey''' (September 14, 1918 – September 7, 2003) was an American [[game show]] host and producer, best known for ''[[Pantomime Quiz]]'' and its later incarnation, ''[[Stump the Stars]]''. He also produced early TV specials, including A Christmas Carol in 1949, for the Jerry Fairbanks Company.
'''Mike Stokey''' (September 14, 1918 – September 7, 2003) was an American [[game show]] host and producer, best known for ''[[Pantomime Quiz]]'' and its later incarnation ''[[Stump the Stars]]''. He also produced early TV specials, including ''A Christmas Carol'' in 1949, for the Jerry Fairbanks Company. Stokey also hosted ''[[Beat the Odds]]'' while it was presented at [[KTLA]].


His ex-wife was [[B-movie]] actress [[Pamela Blake]], with whom he had one son, Mike Stokey Jr., former USMC Vietnam veteran, whose career as a technical advisor on war movies led to his working with many notable movie giants, including [[Steven Spielberg]]. Mike Stokey Jr. recently published a book titled "River of Perfumes", about his experience during the battle of Hue in 1968.
His former wife (1943-1948) was actress [[Pamela Blake]], with whom he had one son, Mike Stokey II, and a daughter, Barbara.
His second wife (1955 - ?) was actress [[Spring Mitchell]], born Neola Buxton in Lansing, MI with whom he had daughter, Susan Stokey and grandchildren [[Juliette Goglia]], Dante Goglia and Emily Goglia.


Stokey died from complications from liver disease on September 7, 2003 (seven days before his 85th birthday) in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite news |last=Oliver |first=Myrna |title=Mike Stokey, 84, a Producer in Early TV |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/13/arts/mike-stokey-84-a-producer-in-early-tv.html |date=September 13, 2003 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mike Stokey, 84; Quiz Show Host Won One of the Original Emmys |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-12-me-stokey12-story.html |date=September 12, 2003 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
He died from complications from liver disease on September 7, 2003 (seven days before his 85th birthday) in Las Vegas.

==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 10 February 2024

Mike Stokey
Stokey and Sandra Spence from Pantomime Quiz, 1952.
BornSeptember 14, 1918
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 2003(2003-09-07) (aged 84)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
OccupationGame show host/Producer
George Hamilton, Lizabeth Scott and Mike Stokey on Stump the Stars (1963)

Mike Stokey (September 14, 1918 – September 7, 2003) was an American game show host and producer, best known for Pantomime Quiz and its later incarnation Stump the Stars. He also produced early TV specials, including A Christmas Carol in 1949, for the Jerry Fairbanks Company. Stokey also hosted Beat the Odds while it was presented at KTLA.

His former wife (1943-1948) was actress Pamela Blake, with whom he had one son, Mike Stokey II, and a daughter, Barbara. His second wife (1955 - ?) was actress Spring Mitchell, born Neola Buxton in Lansing, MI with whom he had daughter, Susan Stokey and grandchildren Juliette Goglia, Dante Goglia and Emily Goglia.

Stokey died from complications from liver disease on September 7, 2003 (seven days before his 85th birthday) in Las Vegas.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oliver, Myrna (September 13, 2003). "Mike Stokey, 84, a Producer in Early TV". The New York Times. Associated Press.
  2. ^ "Mike Stokey, 84; Quiz Show Host Won One of the Original Emmys". Los Angeles Times. September 12, 2003.

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