Gene Rayburn

Birthday: December 22, 1917
Birth Place: Christopher,Illinois
Birth Name: Eugene Rubessa
Date of death: November 29, 1999
Cause of death: congestive heart failure

Biography:
Mr.Rayburn was the host of two kids tv game shows:"The Sky's The Limit".Which was seen on WNBC TV Ch.4 in NYC during the early 1950.s(Actress:Hope Lange Of "The Ghost & Mrs.Muis"and"The New Dick Van Dyke Show"Fame was Mr.Rayburn's asistant on the show) and"Choose Up Sides!".Which was seen Saturday mornings on The NBC TV Network during the 1956 tv season."Choose Up Sides!"was broadcast from NYC's:"Hudson Theater".Which was also the home of "The First Tonight Show"With Steve Allen.

Starring Roles:
Match Game PM (1975) - Host
Match Game 73 (1973) - Host
The Match Game (1962) - Host
Choose Up Sides! - Host
Hellava Town! - Host/Interviewer
Saturday Morning Live! - Host/Interviewer
The Sky's The Limit - Host
Guest Starring Roles:
Saturday Night Live - Himself - Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers (1990)
Riptide - Himself - Games People Play (1985)
The Love Boat - Lyle Warwick - Not So Fast, Gopher/Haven't We Met Before?/Seoul Mates (1980)
What's My Line? - Guest Panelist - EPISODE #902 (1967)
What's My Line? - Mystery Guest - EPISODE #896 (1967)
Kraft Television Theatre - - Heroes Walk on Sand (1957)
Co Starring Roles:
The Tonight Show - Announcer


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Gene Rayburn as A Contestant
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Gene Rayburn as A Contestant
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Gene & Janice Pennington
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Gene received this needlepoint bag from Mark Goodson.

Gene was thrilled!

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Gene Rayburn
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Elaine Joyce
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