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Our vintage game show point man, Adam Nedeff of gameshowutopia.net, unearthed a few early culinary celebs in his archives. Here, three American food icons at their most confounding:
1. What’s My Line? (1969)
Rudolph Stanish was so well-known when he appeared on What’s My Line? that two judges were forced to disqualify themselves. Stanish made omelets for Hollywood stars, monarchs and musicians, although he called Marilyn Monore his most memorable customer. Known as “The Omelet King,” Stanish could cook 180 omelets an hour, but only sampled one a month: He was allergic to eggs.
3. What’s My Line? (1963)
2. To Tell The Truth (1973)
3. What’s My Line? (1963)
Residents of Colonel Sanders’ hometown, who’ve long resisted erecting a monument to the fried chicken impresario, still consider Sanders a scoundrel and a cheat. But he oozed Southern charm when he appeared on What’s My Line? in 1963.
