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Chuck Barris, 'Dating Game' and 'Gong Show' creator, dies at 8. Chuck Barris, the daytime television mastermind of popular programs featuring newlyweds and singles, died Tuesday afternoon. Actors Steve Martin, Phil Hartman and Arnold Schwarzenegger were contestants before they were famous.
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He headed west to produce daytime programming in Los Angeles before quitting to pursue his knack for game shows. Femdom Dating Site Bdsm. The show continued on- and- off until 1. Nobel prize- winning poet Sir Derek Walcott dies at 8. Barris retreated from the Hollywood spotlight in the 1. French villa with his girlfriend and future second wife, Robin Altman.
Barris’ daughter with ex- wife Lynn Levy, Della, died of a fatal cocktail of cocaine and vodka. Little People Dating on this page. It’s just middle- of- the- road greatness,” Barris told the Associated Press.