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  1. Peter Tomarken
    Peter TomarkenAmerican television host
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    BornPeter David Tomarken · December 7, 1942 · Olean, New York, US
    DiedMarch 13, 2006 (aged 63) · Santa Monica, California, US
    SpousesDana Jones · (m. 1963; div. 1993) · Kathleen Eastman (m. 1994)
    Children3
    Early life

    Tomarken was born in Olean, New York, the middle son of Barnett and Pearl Tomarken, who owned Dee's Jewelry store in Olean. His family was Jewish, members of Temple B'nai Israel. They relocated to Beverly Hill… See more

    Game show career

    He later started his own advertising firm, which put him behind and in front of the camera for many commercials in the late 1970s. His agent then suggested that he should try his hand at game-show hosting, to which To… See more

    Death

    Tomarken—a private pilot—and his second wife, Kathleen (born June 12, 1964), were killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza A36, N16JR, crashed a few hundred feet offshore in Santa Monica Bay during climb-out from the … See more