Monty Hall
Monty Hall OC, OM (born Monte Halparin; August 25, 1921 – September 30, 2017) was a Canadian-American[1][2] radio and television show host who moved to the United States in 1955 to pursue a career in broadcasting. After working as a radio newsreader and sportscaster, Hall returned to television in the U.S., this time in game shows. Starting in 1963, he was best known as the game show host and producer of Let's Make a Deal.[1] He had a conundrum with game theory and psychology aspects named after him: the Monty Hall problem. Behind the scenes, Hall also carried on an active life of philanthropy.[3]
Not to be confused with Monty Halls, British marine biologist and TV presenter.
Monty Hall
September 30, 2017 (aged 96)
Game show host, producer
1946–2017
3, including Joanna Gleason
Maggie Tokuda-Hall (granddaughter)
Philanthropy[edit]
Hall spent much of his off time involved in philanthropic work. His family says he was always going to telethons and helped raise close to $1 billion for charity in his lifetime.[3] Hall was repeatedly honored for his charitable efforts. Wards at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia are named in his honor.[20]
Hall, who said that charitable work was the driving force in his life, even went so far as to conceive a television series where he would assist people who were having troubles through various connections he had made through his philanthropic efforts. Partnering with Worldvision Enterprises, Hall's series was titled For the People and a pilot was shot for the 1986 NATPE convention; he would be devoting himself full-time to the new series, thus stepping down from Let's Make a Deal at the end of the 1985-86 season regardless of whether or not it was renewed for a third season (it would not be). However, the pilot did not receive enough interest in the crowded syndication market at the time and the concept never made it to television.[21]