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| Mike Stokey | |
|---|---|
 Stokey and Sandra Spence from Pantomime Quiz, 1952. | |
| Born | September 14, 1918 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 2003(2003-09-07) (aged 84) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Game show host, producer |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Blake (1943–1948) Spring Mitchell (m. 1955) |
Mike Stokey (September 14, 1918 – September 7, 2003) was an American television game show host and television producer.
Career
Stokry was known for Pantomime Quiz (1947–1959) and its later incarnation Stump the Stars (1962–1970). He also produced early television specials, including A Christmas Carol in 1949, for the Jerry Fairbanks Company. Stokey also hosted Beat the Odds in 1961 while it was presented at KTLA.
Personal life
His first wife (1943–1948) was actress Pamela Blake, with whom he had one son, Mike Stokey II, and a daughter, Barbara. His second wife (1955 - ?) was actress Spring Mitchell, born Neola Buxton in Lansing, Michigan, with whom he had daughter, Susan Stokey and grandchildren Juliette Goglia, Dante Goglia and Emily Goglia.
Death
Stokey died from complications from liver disease on September 7, 2003 (seven days before his 85th birthday) in Las Vegas.
See also
- List of game show hosts
- List of people from Las Vegas
- List of people from Los Angeles
- List of people from Louisiana
- List of television producers
References
- Oliver, Myrna (September 13, 2003). "Mike Stokey, 84, a Producer in Early TV". The New York Times. Associated Press.
- "Mike Stokey, 84; Quiz Show Host Won One of the Original Emmys". Los Angeles Times. September 12, 2003.
External links
- Mike Stokey at IMDb
- 1918 births
- 2003 deaths
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century people from California
- 20th-century people from Louisiana
- 20th-century people from Nevada
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century people from California
- 21st-century people from Louisiana
- 21st-century people from Nevada
- American game show hosts
- American television hosts
- Businesspeople from Las Vegas
- Businesspeople from Louisiana
- Deaths from liver disease
- Disease-related deaths in Nevada
- People from Shreveport, Louisiana
- Television personalities from Los Angeles
- Television personalities from Louisiana
- Television personalities from Nevada
- Television producers from California