Mike Stokey
Mike Stokey | |
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Stokey and Sandra Spence from Pantomime Quiz, 1952. | |
Born |
September 14, 1918 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died |
September 7, 2003 84) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Game show host/Producer |
Mike Stokey (September 14, 1918 – September 7, 2003) was an American game show host and producer, best known for Pantomime Quiz and its later incarnation Stump the Stars. He also produced early TV specials, including A Christmas Carol in 1949, for the Jerry Fairbanks Company. Stokey also hosted Beat the Odds while it was presented at KTLA.
His former wife (1943-1948) was actress Pamela Blake, with whom he had one son, Mike Stokey II, and a daughter, Barbara.
Stokey died from complications from liver disease on September 7, 2003 (seven days before his 85th birthday) in Las Vegas.
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