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{{short description|American game show host and producer}} |
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|name = Mike Stokey |
|name = Mike Stokey |
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|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 |
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|birth_place = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], |
|birth_place = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], U.S. |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|2003|09|07|1918|09|14}} |
|death_date = {{death date and age|2003|09|07|1918|09|14}} |
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|death_place = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], |
|death_place = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S. |
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|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) ]] |
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'''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 |
'''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]]. |
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His former wife (1943-1948) was actress [[Pamela Blake]], with whom he had one son, Mike Stokey II, and a daughter, Barbara. |
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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. |
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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> |
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He died from complications from liver disease on September 7, 2003 (seven days before his 85th birthday) in Las Vegas. |
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==References== |
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*{{IMDb name|0831410}} |
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* {{Find a Grave|7863712}} |
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|NAME =Stokey, Mike |
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|DATE OF BIRTH =September 14, 1918 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Shreveport, Louisiana]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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|DATE OF DEATH =September 7, 2003 |
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|PLACE OF DEATH =[[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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[[Category:American game show hosts]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 10 February 2024
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Mike Stokey | |
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Born | September 14, 1918 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | September 7, 2003 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 84)
Occupation | Game show host/Producer |
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]
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (September 13, 2003). "Mike Stokey, 84, a Producer in Early TV". The New York Times. Associated Press.
- ^ "Mike Stokey, 84; Quiz Show Host Won One of the Original Emmys". Los Angeles Times. September 12, 2003.
External links[edit]
- Mike Stokey at IMDb