Johnny Olson

Johnny Olson
Olson in 1956
Born
John Leonard Olson

(1910-05-22)May 22, 1910
DiedOctober 12, 1985(1985-10-12) (aged 75)
Occupation(s)Radio personality, television announcer
Years active1944–1985
Spouse
Penelope Kathleen Powers Olson
(m. 1939)
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John Leonard Olson (May 22, 1910 – October 12, 1985)[2] was an American radio personality and television announcer. Olson is perhaps best known for his work as an announcer for game shows, particularly the work he did for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. Olson was the longtime announcer for the original To Tell the Truth and What's My Line?, and spent over a decade as the announcer for both Match Game and The Price Is Right, working on the latter series at the time of his death.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference JohnnyOlson.LATimesObit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Johnny and Penny Olson Papers, 1927-1997".