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The Big Question

A Novel of Reality Television by the Author of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

The Big Question( )
Author: Barris, Chuck
ISBN:978-1-4165-3928-5
Publication Date:May 2007
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster
Book Format:Ebook
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From the revolutionary mind of television's legendary mad genius, a story of money, sex, greed, revenge, murder -- and reality TV. The year is 2012, and as the Most Famous Television Producer in the World is walking down a wintry New York City block, he's accosted by a homeless-looking cripple who, like everyone else, insists he has the formula for the greatest TV show of all time. As it turns out, he does: Contestants will compete for one hundred million dollars. If they win, they're...
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Pages:256
Author Biography
Barris, Chuck (Author)
Chuck Barris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 3, 1929. He graduated from Drexel University in 1953. During the payola scandals of the 1950s, he was hired to keep Dick Clark out of trouble. By 1959, he was ABC's director of West Coast daytime programming. He created several game shows including The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and The Gong Show, which he appeared as the host. He wrote the pop song Palisades Park which became a hit for Freddy Cannon in 1962.

He gradually withdrew from the television world and became a writer. His books included You and Me, Babe; The Big Question; Who Killed Art Deco? and Della: A Memoir of My Daughter. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind was adapted into a movie starring Sam Rockwell in 2003. He died of natural causes on March 21, 2017 at the age of 87.

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