january november american entertainer game host comedian best known work television began career radio personality 1940s television host game variety shows 1950s 1960s 1970s dropping high school moore found success radio host moved television industry hosted moore game shows got secret tell truth known bow ties crew cut later career diagnosed throat cancer moore retired television industry making rare television appearances spent years life south_carolina summer home maine died november early life radio career moore born iii january baltimore maryland son née attended actually high school dropped pursue career radio writing starting worked baltimore radio station announcer writer actor comedian birth air announcing hosted nbc chicago held radio contest find easily winning entry submitted woman pittsburgh received prize met long time friend broadcasting partner moore headed talent ltd variety program sunday years followed moore appeared numerous network radio shows started announcer support broadcast personalities moore joint moore straight man impressed ability interact audiences cbs offered starting hour daytime variety moore aired cbs moore briefly returned radio host nbc monitor television career moore began tentative steps new medium guest host musical shows june rewarded minute cbs early evening talk variety program moore shorter version radio september radio hosted prime time variety hour summer replacements friends appeared guest star programs including cbs wonderful town run variety host moore tapped host cbs weekly prime time panel got secret premiered june moore began friendships comedian game host long working relationship morgan later stated moore helped job celebrity moore known involvement variety stunts demonstrations contestants popularity got secret led cameo film happened jane film day character contestant moore panel playing moore variety program moved daytime slot ran june months end daytime longtime colleague moved revived moore prime time tuesday night comedy variety hour ran september june bigger hit prime time moore preferred daytime housewife audience thought gave lonely listen watch worked provided break business performers including moore featured regular supporting cast members mixture song dance routines comedy introduced public comedian ended star right hosting carol years moore cancelled summer year having radio television years moore decided retire saying said wanted times gave hosting got secret replaced comedian host end run moore ended retirement got secret left air returned series host allen helmed subsequent season syndicated revival moore main activity hiatus trip world wife years moore returned cbs prime time lineup fall week premiere moore appeared celebrity guest got secret promote new canceled mid season low ratings nbc highly rated western successful replaced moore cbs time slot moore sporadic guest television appearances appearing game shows asked host revival tell truth ended run cbs moore asked host revival series syndication launched september tell truth planned revived syndication producers originally wanted host called declined citing poor health called moore job immediately contacted said moore moore took silly goofy stunts got secret performing magic tricks cooking led version tell truth labeled similar got secret moore hosted series premiere midway point season revival eighth recording moore recorded columbia record album children featured tales including elephant child got moore recorded columbia record album titled moore presents kind music contributions jazz musicians wild retirement death moore ill diagnosed throat cancer left tell truth shortly christmas undergo surgery turning acted host weeks claiming pinch hitting moore moore returned september begin tell truth ninth season explain sudden absence announce permanent retirement explaining recovering surgery believed throat cancer sign continuing year career plain greed hosted program rest season proved moore retired south_carolina spent time sailing summer home maine rare television appearances retirement special game hosted late 1980s television tribute moore recounted time circumstances forced share dressing room years moore said confession replied moore died november age buried forest hill cemetery maine named greatest game hosts time time
Garry Moore