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Allen Funt - "The father of Reality TV"( September 16 , 1914 – September 5 1999 ) was an American producer-director, best known as the creator and host of '' Candid Camera '' from the 1940s to 1980s, as either a regular show or a series of specials. Its most notable run was from 1960 to 1967 on CBS . LIFE AND CAREER Funt achieved a BA in Fine Arts from Cornell University in 1934 and studied business administration at Columbia University . He began the show on ABC Radio in 1946 as ''Candid Microphone'' and soon experimented with a visual version by doing a series of theatrical short films also known as ''Candid Microphone''. These film shorts served as a springboard for his entrance into television. He wrote several books, beginning with ''Eavesdropper at Large: Adventures in Human Nature with "Candid Mike"'' (Vanguard Press, 1952). He followed ''Candid Kids'' (Bernard Geis, 1964) with ''Candidly, Allen Funt: A Million Smiles Later'' (Barricade Books, 1994). During the 1970s, he made two '' (1970) and ''Money Talks'' (1972). Funt also produced a syndicated version of ''Candid Camera'' from 1974 to 1979; his co-hosts included, at various times, John Bartholomew Tucker and JoAnn Pflug. In the 1980s, Funt produced a series of adult-oriented Video s called '' Candid Candid Camera '' featuring nude women in various scenarios. These shows were broadcast on the Playboy Channel . Born in New York City , Funt lived for a short time in Westchester County, NY in Croton-on-Hudson . His White Gates estate was sold to opera singer Jessye Norman in the early 1990s. Following a Stroke , he died in Pebble Beach, California in 1999. ''Candid Camera'' continued with his son, Peter Funt , as host. REFERENCES |
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