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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.
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.
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>
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>

Revision as of 13:12, 22 January 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

  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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