{"product_id":"quizmaster-adam-nedeff-9798887716664","title":"Quizmaster: The Life and Times and Fun and Games of Bill Cullen - Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e2nd edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestion: What do Bob Barker, Dick Clark, Pat Sajak, and Alex Trebek have in common? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnswer: Bill Cullen hosted more game shows than all of them combined. And all of them have referred to Bill as the best game show host of all time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuizmaster: The Life \u0026amp; Times \u0026amp; Fun \u0026amp; Games of Bill Cullen\u003c\/em\u003e is the remarkable story of a \"a kid with polio\" who became a mechanic, truck driver, photographer, pilot, disc jockey, and the finest master of ceremonies that a game show could ever have. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the game show \u003cem\u003eQuick as a Flash\u003c\/em\u003e in 1949, host Bill Cullen was assisted for some of the questions by actress Mercedes McCambridge. In 1973, McCambridge supplied the voice for a child in what horror movie?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE EXORCIST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn an episode of the game show \u003cem\u003eCatch Me If You Can\u003c\/em\u003e in 1948, host Bill Cullen welcomed a contestant who was unemployed and seeking work as an actor. That night, he won a gas range. The following year, that actor made his film debut, playing a painter in \u003cem\u003eThe Lady Takes a Sailor. \u003c\/em\u003eHis final film role, in 2000, was playing elderly Hardy Greaves in \u003cem\u003eThe Legend of Bagger Vance. \u003c\/em\u003eWho was that actor?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJACK LEMMON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1956, \u003cem\u003eThe Price is Right \u003c\/em\u003epremiered with host Bill Cullen. Bill got the job after an actor-comic said no. In 1961, that actor's legendary sitcom made its debut on CBS. Who said no to \u003cem\u003eThe Price is Right\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDICK VAN DYKE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eADAM NEDEFF grew up in Vienna, West Virginia, and spent his childhood infinitely more interested in late night comedy \u0026amp; game shows than afternoon cartoons. As a teenager, he began collecting game show memorabilia as a hobby, frantically gathering 8x10 glossies of hosts, board game adaptations, videos and DVDs of classic game shows. He was even commissioned to produce a game show for Marshall University at the State Fair of West Virginia. He majored in radio \u0026amp; television at Marshall and by the time he graduated, he had already served as announcer for two locally-produced game shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe spent a few years toiling as a disc jockey before moving to Los Angeles to see if he could make a career out of his childhood obsessions. He has worked as a freelance comedy writer and appeared as a contestant on three game shows: Catch-21, Trivial Pursuit: America Plays, and Who's Still Standing? He's experienced the world of game shows from the other side of the camera as well, having worked briefly behind-the-scenes for Wheel of Fortune and The Price is Right. With a team of kindred spirits, he helped started a small business, Home Game Enterprizes, which specializes in recreating and producing live game shows for conventions, restaurants, private parties and corporate functions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough encouraged by teachers who told him he had \"a passion and a flair\" for writing, it took years for Adam to finally start writing about the subjects that he knew best. Encouragement came from an unlikely source: late night star Conan O'Brien. Adam was holding down a day job for a wax museum when his bosses surprised him with the news that Conan O'Brien was filming a comedy skit in the museum, and the museum staff had nominated Adam to appear in the skit with him. Off-camera, Adam and Conan struck up a conversation, and Adam walked away with the encouragement he needed to finally start writing. Adam began writing books about game show history, starting with Quizmaster, a comprehensive biography of beloved game show host Bill Cullen, and This Day in Game Show History, a four-volume set chronicling 365 milestones in the history of his favorite genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Nedeff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887716664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.63d","brand":"Adam Nedeff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46721536229631,"sku":"9798887716664","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f879773-e8fd-4b79-b702-2f550bbdc4fb.jpg?v=1742753158","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quizmaster-adam-nedeff-9798887716664","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}