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    Chuck Barris - Wikipedia

    • Charles Hirsch Barris (June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017) was an American game show creator, producer, and host. Barris was known for hosting The Gong Show and creating The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. He was also a songwriter who wrote "Palisades Park", recorded by Freddy Cannon and also recorded by the Ramones. Barris wrote an autob… See more

    BornCharles Hirsch Barris · June 3, 1929 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    DiedMarch 21, 2017 (aged 87) · Palisades, New York, U.S.
    Occupation(s)Television producer, television presenter, songwriter, author
    Early life

    Barris was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 3, 1929, the son of Edith (née Cohen) and Nathaniel Barris, a dentist. He was raised in Lower Merion Township and attended Lower Merion Hig… See more

    Career

    Barris got his start in television as a page and later was part of the staff at NBC in New York City. Following his stint at NBC, Barris worked as a standards-and-practices person at the television music show American B… See more

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