When producers hired Barker to host “The Price Is Right” in 1972, they hit the jackpot. The game show had faded significantly from its glory days in the late ‘50s and had been punted by two networks before it landed at CBS.

  • JackbyDev
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    41 year ago

    I knew he didn’t die then, I guess I just thought he retired for health reasons as opposed to old age. idk.