Bill Todman

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William (Wilbur) S. "Bill" Todman (July 31, 1916 – July 29, 1979) was an American television producer born in New York City.

In the 1940s Todman, teamed up with Mark Goodson for radio shows. According to radio historian J. David Goldin, among their early work together was the show Treasury Salute, a program honoring military members syndicated by the Treasury Department. They later collaborated in producing game shows for radio, then moved into television, where they produced some of the longest-running game shows in history. Their many shows included Beat the Clock, Card Sharks, Family Feud, The Match Game, Password, The Price is Right, To Tell the Truth and What's My Line?. Though both men created the programs, Todman gradually became less involved with the day-to-day operations of the game show business and moved Goodson-Todman into a bigger business strategy. Todman was the genius behind diversifying Goodson-Todman into the newspaper, radio and real estate businesses. The television business was lucrative but not nearly as much as the other businesses in which Todman invested, which earned millions. Goodson continued to work on game shows while Todman expanded the company. It is believed that Goodson-Todman would never have survived the roller coaster of the television business, including the slow period for game shows in the late 1960s, had Todman not been aggressive in expanding the company into other ventures.

Todman died two days before his 63rd birthday, on July 29, 1979, in New York City as a result of a heart condition. Goodson-Todman game shows that were still running at the time continued to be billed as "Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Production[s]"; Child's Play, which premiered in 1982, was the first show to be billed as simply "A Mark Goodson Television Production."

Bill Todman was the son of Frederick S. Todman, CPA. The Accounting firm was known as Frederick S. Todman & Co. and for many years was located at 111 Broadway, located next door to Trinity Church. Todman's brother Howard was Vice President of Business Affairs for Goodson-Todman Productions.