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Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Currently Active 1928 — Present
Actorcomedianproducerwriter

Personal Info

Born
Jul 22, 1928
Age
97
Birth Place
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.

LEGACY & ORIGINS

Born Dallas Frederick Burrows
July 22, 1928
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Died February 7, 2020 (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
Actorcomedianproducerwriter

Years active 1952–2020
Spouses
Jacqueline de Sibour

​(m. 1956; div. 1962)​
Carolyn Maxwell

​(m. 1965; div. 1981)​
Alley Mills ​(m. 1993)​

Orson Bean (born Dallas Frederick Burrows; July 22, 1928 – February 7, 2020) was an American film, television, and stage actor and comedian. He was a game show and talk show host and a "mainstay of Los Angeles’ small theater scene." He appeared frequently on several televised game shows from the 1960s through the 1980s and was a longtime panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth. "A storyteller par excellence", he was a favorite of Johnny Carson, appearing on The Tonight Show more than 200 times.

In the 1960s, Bean remarked in an interview that he became known as a "neocelebrity who's famous for being famous" for his appearances as a panellist on television prime-time gameshows.

Life & Career Details

Born Dallas Frederick Burrows
July 22, 1928
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Died February 7, 2020 (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
Actorcomedianproducerwriter

Years active 1952–2020
Spouses
Jacqueline de Sibour

​(m. 1956; div. 1962)​
Carolyn Maxwell

​(m. 1965; div. 1981)​
Alley Mills ​(m. 1993)​

Orson Bean (born Dallas Frederick Burrows; July 22, 1928 – February 7, 2020) was an American film, television, and stage actor and comedian. He was a game show and talk show host and a "mainstay of Los Angeles’ small theater scene." He appeared frequently on several televised game shows from the 1960s through the 1980s and was a longtime panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth. "A storyteller par excellence", he was a favorite of Johnny Carson, appearing on The Tonight Show more than 200 times.

In the 1960s, Bean remarked in an interview that he became known as a "neocelebrity who's famous for being famous" for his appearances as a panellist on television prime-time gameshows.

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