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About Bob Barker
Bob Barker was an American television game show host. He hosted CBS's The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show in North American television history, from 1972 to 2007. He also hosted Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1975.
Born in Darrington, Washington, in modest circumstances, Barker spent most of his youth on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and was an enrolled member of the Sioux tribe. He joined the United States Navy Reserve during World War II. Barker worked part-time in radio while attending college. In 1950, he moved to California to pursue a broadcasting career. He was given his own radio show, The Bob Barker Show, which ran for six years. He began his game show career in 1956, hosting Truth or Consequences. He subsequently hosted various game shows, and the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants from 1967 to 1987, giving him the distinction of being the longest-serving host of those pageants.
Barker began hosting The Price Is Right in 1972. He became an advocate for animal rights and of animal rights activism, supporting groups such as the United Activists for Animal Rights, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. In 2007, Barker retired from hosting The Price Is Right after celebrating his 50-year career on television. He continued to make occasional appearances for several years into his retirement until 2015. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- "Bob Barker." Biography.com. < link > Accessed 16 November 2010.
- "Bob Barker." IMDb. < link > Accessed 16 November 2010.
- "Bob Barker." Wikipedia, revision of 27 August 2023. < link > Accessed 27 August 2027.
- McLellan, Dennis and August Brown. "Bob Barker, 'The Price Is Right' host and animal-rights activist, dies at 99." The Los Angeles Times, published 26 August 2023. < link > Accessed 27 August 2023.
- Pennacchio, George. "Bob Barker, longtime host of 'The Price Is Right' and animal-rights activist, dies at 99." KABC, published 26 August 2023. < link > Accessed 27 August 2023.
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Bob Barker's Timeline
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December 12, 1923
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Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington, United States
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August 26, 2023
Age 99
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At home, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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