THE LAST SURVIVING OF GOODSON-TODDMAN's FIVE GAME SHOW DAMES...........

Mark Goodson and Bill Toddman, business and television producers from the 1950's to 1990's, were two ofv the most successful game show producers in television history.  Three of their most popular programs were panel shows that were highly successful on both network televsion and in syndication.  "What's My Line", "I've Got A Secret", and "To Tell The Truth", each had panels of four celebrities who sussed out the persons and topics at hand.  Goodson-Toddman had five women panelists, who played prominent roles for decades on these three shows.  Arlene Francis, Betsy Palmer, Kitty Carlisle, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Peggy Cass, each appeared on one or more of these programs and became highly respected and beloved fan favorites.  In yesterday's newspaper I read that Betsy Palmer, is now 85 years old.  She is the last surviving of these five women, and I recall viewing all three of these programs as a child and an adult, remembering her to be a perky and vivacious actress, who was always zestful and curious to question the guests and solve the the question put to the panelists, particularly on, "  I've Got A Secret".  I possess fond ,memories of all five of these renowned women, the Grand Dames of Mark Goodson-Bill Toddman television game shows.  Nearly fifty years after first seeing Betsy Palmer and her colleagues on "What's My Line", "I've Got A Secret", and "To Tell The Truth", I salute her and the others, for the entertainment and enjoyment they brought into our homes...........Many Happy Returns Betsy Palmer !!!!!!!!!!!   Fr.  Troy