Monty Hall
Monty Hall , OC , OM (Born August 25, 1921 in Winnipeg , Manitoba , as Maurice Halperin ; † September 30, 2017 in Beverly Hills , California , United States ) was a Canadian show host and television producer .
Career
Hall first studied chemistry and zoology at the University of Manitoba before starting his career as a showmaster in the early 1950s with shows like Bingo At Home and Strike It Rich .
In 1958 he developed his first own show called Keep Talking . His next show, Your First Impression , he was able to place on NBC in 1962. During the filming he got to know Stefan Hatos, one of the production employees of the show. Together with him he founded a production company, and their first joint development, the game show Let's make a Deal (produced in Germany by SAT1 under the title Go on the whole! ), Was a great success. Hall himself appeared as the show host on the show, which aired on NBC between 1963 and 1968 and then on ABC until 1976 . For this he was nominated for an Emmy . During the 1980s the series ran intermittently on NBC . Besides go all out! they developed Split Second , Chain Letters , 3 For the Money and It's Anybody's Guess .
In 1973 Hall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1988 he was awarded the Order of Canada .
From one of his shows, a problem from probability theory has become popular, the so-called goat problem , also known as the Monty Hall problem.
family
Joanna Gleason , the daughter of Monty Hall, is a Canadian actress who has achieved considerable success as an actress in film and television, but above all in the theater scene.
Web links
- Monty Hall in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Monty Hall biography at letsmakeadeal.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monty Hall, Co-Creator and Host of 'Let's Make a Deal,' Dies at 96 , New York Times, September 30, 2017
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SURNAME | Hall, Monty |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halperin, Maurice (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian show host and television producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada |
DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 2017 |
Place of death | Beverly Hills , California , United States |