
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, July 8, 1990                   TAG: 9007080205
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short

BILL CULLEN, GAME SHOW HOST, DIES

Bill Cullen, the dean of game show hosts whose 35 network credits include such popular series as "To Tell The Truth" and "The Price is Right" died of cancer Saturday. He was 70.

Cullen, who had known of his condition for months, succumbed to complications from lung cancer.

Cullen was a familiar face as the glib panelist on CBS' "I've Got A Secret" from 1952 to 1967. He also hosted the original "Price is Right" from 1957 to 1964 on both NBC and later on ABC.

His game show resume includes "The $25,000 Pyramid," "Three on a Match," "Pass the Buck," "To Tell the Truth" and "The Joker's Wild."

by CNB