Monty Hall, `Let's Make a Deal' Host, Dies at 96   
       
   Influential game show debuted in 1963   
   Ross A. Lincoln | September 30, 2017 @ 3:27 PM   
       
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   Monty Hall, the emcee, producer, singer and sportscaster best known as the   
   host and co-creator of the influential long-running game show "Let's Make a   
   Deal," has died at age 96.   
       
   Born Monte Halparin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to an Orthodox Jewish   
   family, Hall began his career in broadcasting on the radio in 1946, but soon   
   moved into the then-nascent television industry. He hosted several pivotal   
   game shows in the 1940s and 50s, among them "Strike It Rich" on CBS, the   
   short-lived CBS game show "Video Village," and briefly in 1958, NBC's   
   notorious "Twenty One" (though he was not involved in the contest-rigging   
   scandal for which that show is best known).   
       
   "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Monty Hall, a television   
   legend who hosted a show and created a format that has entertained audiences   
   for more than 50 years," said Angelica McDaniel, Executive Vice President,   
   Daytime Programs and Syndicated Program Development, CBS Entertainment and CBS   
   Television Distribution in a statement. "Monty's infectious enthusiasm, humor   
   and warmth were a winning combination that was evident to everyone he   
   encountered, whether returning to make appearances on the current version of   
   LET'S MAKE A DEAL, or gracing us with his presence at a photo shoot   
   celebrating CBS Daytime earlier this year. On screen, Monty made the `Big   
   Deals,' but in the game of life, he himself was one. Our hearts go out to his   
   children, his entire family and friends."   
       
       
   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
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