Jack Narz
| Jack Narz | |
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Narz in 1960.
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| Born |
John Lawrence Narz, Jr November 13, 1922 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Died | October 15, 2008 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California |
| Cause of death | Complications of two strokes |
| Occupation | TV presenter Game show host |
| Years active | 1949–1987 |
| Notable credit(s) |
Now You See It Concentration Beat the Clock Dotto Seven Keys Video Village |
John Lawrence "Jack" Narz, Jr. (November 13, 1922 – October 15, 2008) was an American television announcer and game show host. Narz eluded the infamous quiz show scandals to forge a respected hosting career.
Narz was born in Louisville, Kentucky. The son of John Lawrence Narz, Sr., he had a younger brother, Jim, who changed his name to Tom Kennedy and went on to have his own career as a television host.
Narz was an announcer at KXO-AM, El Centro; KWIK-FM, Burbank; KIEV-AM, Glendale; and KLAC-AM, Los Angeles, all in California.
Narz began his early career doing voice work as one of the narrators for Adventures of Superman. Narz also made appearances in local Los Angeles television and served as the announcer on one of TV's first nationally broadcast children's shows, Space Patrol.
Narz first achieved television fame in 1952, when he was the on-camera announcer and narrator of the sitcom Life with Elizabeth starring Betty White. In 1955, as he did on radio, Narz served as the announcer-sidekick of bandleader Bob Crosby on The Bob Crosby Show on daytime TV. That same year, he also worked as announcer on Place the Face, a game show hosted by Bill Cullen and earlier Jack Bailey. By the end of 1957, Narz's career success forced his family to relocate from southern California to the suburbs of New York City.
In January 1958, Narz began hosting his own game show, presiding over CBS's Dotto. Within a brief time the show became very popular, with Dotto running five days a week on CBS and, beginning in the summer of 1958, weekly in prime time on NBC. Dotto was later part of the 1950s quiz show scandals and was the first popular quiz show to be canceled as a result.
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