Hal March
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| Born |
Harold Mendelson April 22, 1920 San Francisco, California U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 1970 (aged 49) Los Angeles, California U.S. |
| Years active | 1944–1969 |
| Spouse(s) |
Candy Toxton aka "Susan Perry" (1956–1970; his death) |
Hal March (April 22, 1920 – January 19, 1970) was an American comedian and actor.
In 1944, March first came to note as part of a comedy team with Bob Sweeney. The duo had their own radio show for a time and performed, in the early 1950s, as "Sweeney & March." He also partnered with actor/comic Tom D'Andrea in the early years of television in a series entitled The Soldiers.
March and Mary Jane Croft co-starred in Too Many Cooks, a summer replacement program on CBS radio in 1950. The comedy centered on Douglas and Carrie Cook and their 10 children.
Earlier in his television career, he appeared on such shows as The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The Imogene Coca Show and I Love Lucy. In the summer of 1955, he joined John Dehner and Tom D'Andrea in the 11-episode NBC summer series, The Soldiers, a military comedy produced and directed by Bud Yorkin. D'Andrea temporarily left the William Bendix sitcom, The Life of Riley, for his chance at his own series.
However, March was best known as the host of The $64,000 Question, which he helmed from 1955 to 1958. In addition to his hosting duties, March also sang a version of the show's theme music in 1956, entitled "Love Is the Sixty-Four Thousand Dollar Question."
As a result of the quiz show scandals, the show was canceled and, with the exception of a few film roles such as Hear Me Good and Send Me No Flowers, March was out of work for nearly a decade.
To keep busy, he appeared on several sitcoms in 1966 that are still widely rerun today. He played the father of Gidget's boyfriend Jeff in the Gidget episode "In and Out with the In-Laws" and the head of corrupt dance studio Renaldo's Dance Au Go Go in The Monkees episode "Dance Monkee, Dance". He also made appearances on the sitcoms Hey, Landlord and The Lucy Show and in the movie A Guide for the Married Man.
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