Peter Marshall (entertainer)

Peter Marshall
Marshall in 1965
Born
Ralph Pierre LaCock

(1926-03-30)March 30, 1926
DiedAugust 15, 2024(2024-08-15) (aged 98)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • TV host
  • radio personality
Years active1950–2021[1]
Known forOriginal host of Hollywood Squares (1966–1981)
Spouses
Nadene R. Teaford
(m. 1947; div. 1973)
(m. 1977; div. 1983)
Laurie Stewart
(m. 1989)
Children4, including Pete LaCock
RelativesJoanne Dru (sister)

Ralph Pierre LaCock (March 30, 1926 – August 15, 2024), better known by his stage name Peter Marshall, was an American game show host, television and radio personality, singer, and actor. He was the original host of The Hollywood Squares from 1966 to 1981 and had almost fifty television, movie, and Broadway credits.

Marshall was given his stage name by John Robert Powers. Powers had chosen the last name Marshall for Peter's sister (who later chose to use Joanne Dru instead), and Peter adopted it early in his career and paired it with an anglicized version of his middle name.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Hollywood Squares' Peter Marshall Reveals Which Celebrity Guests Were 'Friends' and Who Was a 'Pain'". Closer. February 22, 2022. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Seaton, Carter Taylor (September 27, 2018). "Peter Marshall". Huntington Quarterly. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Johnson, Shauna. "Peter Marshall Calls Hall of Fame Epitome of Awards". West Virginia MetroNews Network. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

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