American radio and television personality (1917–1999)
Gene Rayburn
Rayburn hosting the Match Game in 1964
Born
Eugene Peter Jeljenic
(1917-12-22)December 22, 1917
Christopher, Illinois, U.S.
Died
November 29, 1999(1999-11-29) (aged 81)
Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Game show host, announcer, actor
Years active
1940s–1999
Known for
Match Game
Spouse
Helen Ticknor
(m. 1940; died 1996)
Children
1
Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army Air Forces
Years of service
1942–1945
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Battles/wars
World War II
Gene Rayburn (born Eugene Peter Jeljenic;[1] December 22, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an American radio and television personality. He is best known as the host of various editions of the American television game show Match Game for over two decades.
^Nedeff, Adam (2015). The Matchless Gene Rayburn. Albany, Georgia: Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1-59-393865-9.
GeneRayburn (born Eugene Peter Jeljenic; December 22, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an American radio and television personality. He is best known as...
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celebrity for comedic effect. The Match Game premiered on December 31, 1962. GeneRayburn was the host, and Johnny Olson served as announcer; for the series premiere...
minutes were shown on very few stations). The announcer of the show was GeneRayburn (who would eventually become a top-game show emcee, best known for his...
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acceptance speeches, Deutsch, Bulifant and Dussault fondly remembered host GeneRayburn and permanent panelist Charles Nelson Reilly, both of whom had died....
panelist on the GeneRayburn-hosted Match Game. From 1983 to 1984, she was on the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour starring GeneRayburn and Jon Bauman...
kitchen utensils and food items. It was also used on Match Game when GeneRayburn or one of the panelists began "getting antsy". Professional wrestler...
Squares portion of the show. The only regular panelist on this version was GeneRayburn, who reprised his role as host of Match Game; he always occupied the...
frequent panelist on the popular 1970s game show Match Game, hosted by GeneRayburn. In 2007, she appeared in First Born with Elisabeth Shue.[citation needed]...
Johnny Carson. Original announcer GeneRayburn and bandleader Skitch Henderson did not return to this version (Rayburn was by this time hosting The Match...
(Allen Ludden, Bill Cullen, Wink Martindale, Jack Clark, Tom Kennedy, GeneRayburn, and Jim Lange) competed in a week-long round-robin tournament for charity...
Universe 1963 Date 20 July 1963 Hosts John Charles Daly Arlene Francis GeneRayburn Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States Broadcaster...
Match Game '73, alongside Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, and host GeneRayburn. Dawson, who had already served a year as panellist for Goodson's revival...
Douglas Show during the mid-1970s. Douglas wanted to congratulate host GeneRayburn on making his game show the #1 daytime TV program. The show's run spanned...
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that aired on NBC from January 7 to March 31, 1956. It was hosted by GeneRayburn, announced by Don Pardo and produced by Goodson-Todman Productions. Choose...
hosted by Jim McKay, he was replaced after the first four episodes by GeneRayburn, who debuted as a game show host on August 4, 1955. The series was a...