The Gong Tolls for Thee

in Hits & Misses by
“You say you wanna bang the gong? Howz about we bang oonnn the the gong, baby? I gots the keys to the studio & everything.”

Chuck Barris
Game show creator/host, author, assassin?
June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017.
Aged 87 years.

Most recognized for: Not only was he the face of The Gong Show, but Chuck also created The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game… just didn’t host them. His autobiography (later made movie) “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” claimed that in his time off from TV, he was a contract killer for the CIA. Sure, buddy. Sure you were.