Dick Martin (born January 30, 1922 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American comedian and director. Image File history File links DMartinMG78a. ... The Match Game was an American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Battle Creek” redirects here. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Dolly Read (born 13 September 1944 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom) is a 1960s pinup model turned actor. ... Peggy Connelly (born September 25, 1931), actress, former wife of Dick Martin (Rowan & Martins Laugh-In), which whom she had a son, Cary Martin. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Battle Creek” redirects here. ...

Very early in his career, Martin was a staff writer for Duffy's Tavern, an extremely popular radio situation comedy. However, Abe Burrows, who was much more actively involved in that series, later claimed that Martin's tenure was very brief and that he made no significant contributions. 1945 film adaptation of Duffys Tavern Duffys Tavern, an American radio situation comedy (CBS, 1941-1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942-1944; NBC, 1944-1952), often featured top-name stage and film guest stars but always hooked those around the misadventures, get-rich-quick-scheming, and romantic missteps of... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... Abe Burrows on Match Game Abe Burrows (December 18, 1910 – May 17, 1985), was a noted American humorist, author, and director for radio and the stage, particularly Broadway. ...

In the 1950s Dick Martin and Dan Rowan formed the comedy team Rowan and Martin, and played in nightclubs across the United States and overseas. In 1958 they starred in a feature film, Hal Kanter's comedy western Once Upon a Horse, which failed to catch on with moviegoers. They returned to the nightclub circuit until 1966, when they were tapped to host the summer-replacement series for The Dean Martin Show. The exposure led to an opportunity for Rowan and Martin to team up with producers Ed Friendly and George Schlatter and create Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973) on NBC. Daniel Hale Rowan (Dan) (July 22, 1922 - September 22, 1987) was an American comedian. ... Rowan & Martins Laugh-In was a United States comedy television show broadcast from January 22, 1968 through 1973 over the NBC Network. ... Hal Kanter helped Williams turn the play into the film version of The Rose Tattoo. ... The Dean Martin Show was a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974, for 245 episodes. ... Edwin Ed S. Friendly Jr. ... This article or section appears to have been copied and pasted from an online source, possibly in violation of a copyright. ... Here Comes The Judge redirects here, for the 1968 song see Shorty Long. ... The year 1968 in television involved some significant events. ... See also: 1972 in television, other events of 1973, 1974 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1973-74 American network television schedule. ...

After Dan Rowan retired from show business, Dick Martin was a frequent panelist on game shows such as Match Game and Password Plus. He also established himself as an efficient comedy director. He was the chief director of the 1980s sitcom Newhart as well as the host of the short-lived Mindreaders game show in the late 1970s. He was a regular on The Lucy Show as next-door neighbor "Harry Conners" from 1962 to 1964. The Match Game was an American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ... Although Password can be played without any equipment, commercial versions of the game have also been successful. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Mindreaders was a game show produced by Goodson-Todman Productions on NBC from August 13, 1979 - January 11, 1980. ... This article is about the television series. ...

He married Playboy playmate Dolly Read (Dolly Martin) on August 22, 1971. They divorced in 1975 but remarried in 1978 and remain married to this day. He was formerly married to Peggy Connelly. He has two sons, Richard Martin and Cary Martin. A Playmate is a female model featured in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month. ... Dolly Read (born 13 September 1944 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom) is a 1960s pinup model turned actor. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Peggy Connelly (born September 25, 1931), actress, former wife of Dick Martin (Rowan & Martins Laugh-In), which whom she had a son, Cary Martin. ... Richard Martin (born Vancouver, April 12, 1956), is an award-winning television director, film director and film editor. ...

External links

• Dick Martin at the Internet Movie Database