Goodson, Mark

Goodson, Mark

(born Jan. 24, 1915, Sacramento, Calif., U.S.—died Dec. 18, 1992, New York, N.Y.) U.S. radio and television producer. He worked as a radio announcer from 1939. In the late 1940s he and Bill Todman developed hit radio shows such as Stop the Music (1947) and Hit the Jackpot (1948), and long-running television game shows including What's My Line? (1950–67), I've Got a Secret (1952–67), To Tell the Truth (1956–67), and The Price Is Right (1957–64). He received an Emmy Award for lifetime achievement in 1990.