What is Gil Fates?
'''Gil Fates''' (born '''Joseph Gilbert Fates''' on 29 September 1914 in [[Newark, New Jersey]], United States; died 1 May 2000 in [[New York City]], United States) was an American [[television producer]]. He produced many shows, like ''[[What's My Line?]]''. Fates also hosted ''[[CBS Television Quiz]]'', which was the first television [[game show]] to be shown often.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff writer|title=Gil Fates, 86, a TV Producer Of Shows Like 'What's My Line?'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/16/arts/gil-fates-86-a-tv-producer-of-shows-like-what-s-my-line.html|date=16 May 2000|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> Before [[World War 2]], he was a [[stage actor]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|id=0268832}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fates, Gil}} [[Category:1914 births]] [[Category:2000 deaths]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American game show hosts]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Newark, New Jersey]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New Jersey]]