Chester Feldman (January 8, 1926 – May 25, 1997) was an American producer of

game show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, ...

s born in

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, who was also associated with

Mark Goodson Productions Mark Leo Goodson (January 14, 1915 – December 18, 1992) was an American television producer who specialized in game shows, most frequently with his business partner Bill Todman, with whom he created Goodson-Todman Productions. Early life and ea ...

Biography

Before beginning his career in television, Feldman served in the

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during

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. After the war, he attended the

University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in ...

where he earned a degree in journalism. Feldman first began his career as a radio producer. He later moved to television where he produced ''

I've Got a Secret ''I've Got a Secret'' is an American panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. Created by comedy writers Allan Sherman and Howard Merrill, it was a derivative of Goodson-Todman's own panel show, ''What's My Line ...

'', ''

Card Sharks ''Card Sharks'' is an American television game show. It was created by Chester Feldman for Mark Goodson- Bill Todman Productions. The game features two contestants who attempt to predict the outcome of survey questions to gain control of a ro ...

'' (in which he created and was a creative consultant for the British version, ''

Play Your Cards Right ''Play Your Cards Right'' (or ''Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Cards Right'') is a British television game show based on, and played similarly to, the American show ''Card Sharks''. History ''Play Your Cards Right'' broadcast on ITV from 1 Februar ...

'' for the first series) and many other game shows. On May 25, 1997, Feldman died of complications following surgery at New York Hospital in

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* 1926 births 1997 deaths Television producers from New York City United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of World War II University of Missouri alumni People from the Bronx 20th-century American businesspeople {{US-tv-producer-stub