Bill Leyden

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Bill Leyden in a publicity photo for It Could Be You, 1961

William Leyden (February 1, 1917,[1] in Chicago, Illinois – March 11, 1970, in Hollywood, California) was a television game show host and announcer who emceed six game shows, including It Could Be You (1956–61), Your First Impression (1962–64, with Dennis James), and You're Putting Me On (1969). In addition, he hosted movies on KTTV, and played small roles in a handful of films, including Jerry Lewis's The Patsy (1964).

During

Los Angeles and later served as an announcer for the syndicated radio series The Liberace Program (1954–55) before moving over to television, where he hosted several game shows, the most successful of which was It Could Be You . [1] [2]

During his run on It Could Be You, Leyden was touted by announcer

TelePrompters and "a team of spies and operatives" who investigated potential contestants.[4]

Although he was extremely popular, both in front of the camera and behind the microphone, Leyden's chronic health problems limited his on-screen work in the latter half of the 1960s. Regular panelists

cerebral hemorrhage in September 1969. He died six months later at the age of 53. For his television work, Leyden received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Game shows

References

  1. ^ Born in 1917 per Social Security Death Index under name William Leyden

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