John Bimel Guedel Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John Guedel, (Oct. 9, 1913, Portland, Indiana – Dec. 14, 2001, Los Angeles, California) was a radio and television producer who co-created and produced Art Linkletter's and Groucho Marx's most important and successful broadcast properties, including You Bet Your Life and People Are Funny. He also created The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and is sometimes credited with the first singing radio commercial in 1937.Earlier in his career, he wrote for Hal Roach Studios, including work on the Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang series.
In 1941, Guedel was vice president in charge of radio for the Dan B. Miner Advertising Co. of Los Angeles when he met Linkletter. The two formed Guedel and Linkletter Productions that same year. Their first show was "People Are Funny," which began on radio in 1942, moving to television in 1954. Linkletter and Guedel also teamed up to do "House Party," which ran for several years. Other programs they produced included "Earn Your Vacation," a summer replacement show for Jack Benny whose star was future "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson.
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Children with Beth Pingree = son John and daughter Heidi.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tell It to Groucho
1962
TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes
You Bet Your Life
1950-1961
TV Series producer - 193 episodes
The Chevy Show
1961
TV Series producer - 1 episode
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1960
TV Series producer - 1 episode
People Are Funny
1955-1960
TV Series producer - 6 episodes
For Better or Worse
1959
TV Series producer
Anybody Can Play
1958
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Inside Beverly Hills
1956
TV Movie producer
Earn Your Vacation
1954
TV Series producer
The Linkletter Show
1952
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Life with Linkletter
1950
TV Series producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Chevy Show
1961
TV Series 1 episode
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1961
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Inside Beverly Hills
1956
TV Movie
People Are Funny
1946
based on John Guedel's 'People Are Funny" radio program
Tornado
1944
story
General Spanky
1936
original story and screen play
The Bohemian Girl
1936
uncredited
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Unknown Marx Brothers
1993
TV Movie documentary film and television clips furnished by
$6 Million
