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![]() Merrill Heatter was born on December 16, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965), The Celebrity Game (1964) and Fantasy (1982). He was married to Elaine Stewart, Julienne Phyllis Bean and Arlene Roberts. He died on October 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
Bio:
Merrill Heatter was born on December 16, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965), The Celebrity Game (1964) and Fantasy (1982). He was married to Elaine Stewart, Julienne Phyllis Bean and Arlene Roberts. He died on October 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
Tivia:
Along with Bob Quigley Heater came up with a concept for a game show called "Wacky Races" in which contestants would bet on various race cars. However, when it was presented to Fred Silverman, who at the time was in charge of daytime programming for CBS, he instead had it retooled to become a Saturday morning animated series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera with Heater and Quigley given co-producer credit.His wife, Elaine Stewart, was the hostess on two of his game shows: Las Vegas Gambit (1972)and The New High Rollers (1974).Merrill Heatter is the nephew of famous news broadcaster Gabriel Heatter, for whom his daughter Gabrielle is named.Father, with Elaine Stewart, of son Stewart Heatter and daughter Gabrielle Heatter.Longtime partner of Bob Quigley. |
| Name: |
Merrill Heatter |
Type: |
Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Producer,Writer |
| Last update: |
2024-07-03 05:12:39 |
| Biography: |
Merrill Heatter was born on December 16, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965), The Celebrity Game (1964) and Fantasy (1982). He was married to Elaine Stewart, Julienne Ph |
| Trivia: |
Along with Bob Quigley Heater came up with a concept for a game show called "Wacky Races" in which contestants would bet on various race cars. However, when it was presented to Fred Silverman, who at the time was in charge of daytime programming for CBS, he instead had it retooled to become a Saturday morning animated series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera with Heater and Quigley given co-producer credit.His wife, Elaine Stewart, was the hostess on two of his game shows: Las Vegas Gambit (1972)and The New High Rollers (1974).Merrill Heatter is the nephew of famous news broadcaster Gabriel Heatter, for whom his daughter Gabrielle is named.Father, with Elaine Stewart, of son Stewart Heatter and daughter Gabrielle Heatter.Longtime partner of Bob Quigley. |
| Job title: |
Producer,Writer |
| Spouse: |
Elaine Stewart (December 31, 1964 - June 27, 2011) (her death, 2 children)Julienne Phyllis Bean (November 30, 1952 - ?) (divorced)Arlene Roberts (November 15, 1945 - ?) |
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