About Faces

About Faces is an American game show that aired from January 4, 1960, to June 30, 1961, created by Ralph Edwards.[1] The host was Ben Alexander and the show's announcer was Tom Kennedy.[2]

Not to be confused with All About Faces.
About Faces
Ben Alexander, the show's host.
GenreGame show
Created byRalph Edwards
Presented byBen Alexander
Narrated byTom Kennedy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production companyRalph Edwards Productions
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseJanuary 4, 1960 (1960-01-04) –
June 30, 1961 (1961-06-30)

Gameplay

Two contestants were given clues about incidents in their lives. The first contestant to guess the relationship with the opposite person correctly was the winner and won prizes.

There was also a home-participation game called Place the Face, inspired by an earlier Ralph Edwards creation of the same name.

Episode status

The UCLA Film and Television Archive lists among its holdings the premiere episode with Zsa Zsa Gabor, Red Schoendienst (and family), Fred Haney, and Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan.[3] The March 17 edition exists on YouTube with Tom Kennedy as substitute host.[4]

The Paley Center for Media lists among its holdings the series pilot, taped May 6, 1959. José Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney are listed as the celebrity guests for that episode.[5]

References
  1. Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 5. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. Schwartz, David - The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows, 1987
  3. UCLA Archive: About Faces
  5. Paley Center: About Faces


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