1. Jack Narz served as a military fighter pilot during World War II, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross for missions flown in the China-Burma theater.
19 Facts About Jack Narz
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Jack Narz worked as an announcer at California radio stations KXO-AM, El Centro; KWIK-FM, Burbank; KIEV, Glendale; and KLAC-AM, Los Angeles.
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Jack Narz made appearances in local Los Angeles television and served as the announcer on one of TV's first nationally broadcast children's shows, the 1950s science-fiction program Space Patrol.
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Jack Narz first achieved television fame in 1952 as the on-camera announcer and narrator of the syndicated sitcom Life with Elizabeth starring Betty White.
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Jack Narz returned to his role as on-camera announcer and narrator for a restaging of Life with Elizabeth for KCOP-TV's 50th anniversary special 13 at 50 in 1998.
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In 1955, as he did on radio, Jack Narz served as the announcer-sidekick of bandleader Bob Crosby on The Bob Crosby Show on daytime TV.
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In January 1958, Jack Narz began hosting his own game show, presiding over CBS's Dotto.
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Jack Narz was not involved in the deception and cheating on Dotto, and was immediately absolved of any responsibility when the story broke.
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Jack Narz soon went on to host Dotto replacement, Top Dollar, succeeding its first host, Warren Hull, as part of an arrangement made with CBS and the ad agency representing the Colgate-Palmolive Company and General Mills, with whom Jack Narz was under contract at the time.
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In 1969, Jack Narz began an association with Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions that lasted the remainder of his career.
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That year, Jack Narz began hosting the syndicated revival of Beat the Clock, doing so until 1972 when the show's announcer, Gene Wood, replaced him.
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Jack Narz emceed Now You See It on CBS from 1974 to 1975.
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In 1979, Jack Narz served as the announcer and an associate producer for the CBS revival of Beat the Clock which was hosted by Monty Hall.
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Jack Narz was used as a sub-announcer for Gene Wood on the NBC version of Card Sharks.
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Jack Narz appeared on the Password Plus panel while Kennedy was hosting, and even switched with his brother to host for half of an episode.
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Jack Narz occasionally sang on The Bob Crosby Show while serving as its announcer.
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On November 14,1964, Jack Narz married radio station program director Barbara Bricker, a former model and television actress.
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Jack Narz was the number one flight attendant for TWA for nearly 50 years.
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On October 15,2008, Jack Narz died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Beverly Hills, California, following two strokes and complications from kidney failure.