THE LEGACY OF NEW YORK EPISODE 87: JIM PERRY


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Jim Perry (November 9, 1933 – November 20, 2015) was an American-Canadian television game show host,⁠[1]⁠ singer, announcer, and performer in the 1970s and 1980s.
Perry enjoyed success on both Canadian and American television. He was the host of the American game shows ⁠Card Sharks⁠ and ⁠$ale of the Century⁠, as well as the Canadian game shows ⁠Definition⁠ and ⁠Headline Hunters⁠. Perry was also the host of the ⁠Miss Canada⁠ pageant in the 1970s and 1980s.


PICTURE: By NBC, via Everett Collection - Original publication: The New York TimesImmediate source: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/arts/television/jim-perry-82-bustling-host-of-a-range-of-game-shows.html, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66197403

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