Gene Rayburn gave his all to hosting Match Game for more than two decades. As an alluring and influential figure in the game show circuit, Gene earned the love of millions of fans all over the world.

Any TV trivia person worth their salt knows that Gene Rayburn hosted the original “Match Game.” It debuted so long ago, 1962, TV was almost still radio. Rayburn hosted several subsequent versions. But ...

Brett Somers, 83, an actress and comedian who amused game show fans with her quips on the "Match Game" in the 1970s, died Sept. 15 at her home in Westport, Conn. She had stomach and colon cancer.