John Bartholomew Tucker
John Bartholomew Tucker | |
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| Born | April 9, 1930 Hastings On Hudson, New York , U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | American radio and television personality |
John Bartholomew Tucker (April 9, 1930 – December 7, 2014)[1] was an American radio and television personality, as well as an author.
Career
Along with
Monitor; he was on the air when the show signed off for the last time on January 26, 1975. On television, he was seen as the host of the short-lived unique lagoon game show Treasure Isle, filmed at The Colonnades Beach Hotel on Singer Island which aired on ABC
from 1967 to 1968.
In the early 1970s, Tucker hosted a local morning show on
.In 1975, he played a bit part in the movie, Abduction.
Publications
Tucker is known to have written two novels, both based on the television business:
- He's Dead, She's Dead — Details at Eleven (ISBN 0-517-07807-4), published in 1991 by Random House
- The Man Who Looked Like Howard Cosell (ISBN 0-312-02248-4), published in 1988 by St. Martin's Press.
References
- ^ "In Memorium". SAG-AFTRA. Spring 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
External links
- "Candid Camera" summary on TV.com
- ClassicThemes.com: "Treasure Isle" summary
- Episode of Treasure Isle from 1968, including advertisements
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