Books
Not too many but here's a few:
Come on Down - Graham
Encyclopedia of Daytime Television - Hyatt
Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows - 2nd Edition - Schwartz, Ryan, Wostbrock
Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows - 3rd Edition - Schwartz, Ryan, Wostbrock
Game Show Fever - (periodical magazine) - fall 1987 edition
TV Game Shows - Maxene Febe
Backstage with the Original Hollywood Sqaure - Marshall, Armstrong
TV Guide
Over the years, TV Guide magazine has published numerous and frequent articles focusing on game shows or game show personalities. Here's an almost complete list of the ones I've been able to accumulate over the years.
Feb. 5, 1955 - Janis Carter of "Feather Your Nest"
Aug. 20, 1955 - How you can get on the "$64,000 Question"
Mar. 17, 1956 - $64,000 Question article
July 21, 1956 - Queen for a Day
Sept 1, 1956 - Lynn Dollar of "$64,000 Question"
Feb 9, 1957 - Chicago's 50,000 Penny Jackpot
Feb. 23, 1957 - Charles Van Doren
Mar 15, 1958 - "To Tell the Truth" imposters
Apr 5, 1958 - Price is Right Home Viewer Showcases
May 10, 1958 - Review: Make Me Laugh. Also: Elfrida Von Nardoff of "Twenty-One"
May 17, 1958 - Review: Pantomime Quiz
June 7, 1958 - A "Tic Tac Dough" loser
July 5, 1958 - Bill Cullen
July 26, 1958 - Twenty-One
Aug 9, 1958 - What's My Line - odd jobs
Aug 30, 1958 - To Tell the Truth
Sept 6, 1958 - Viewer reaction to "Dotto" scandal
Sept 27, 1958 - Garry Moore. Also: Jack Linkletter of "Haggis Baggis"
Oct 4, 1958 - Dick Clark
Nov 1, 1958 - Game Show Prizes
Jan 31, 1959 - Isolation Booths
July 18, 1959 - Masquerage Party
Aug 1, 1959 - Goodson-Todman honesty
Jan 30, 1960 - Garry Moore
Aug 13, 1960 - To Tell the Truth imposters
Aug 20, 1960 - Betsy Palmer
Jan 21, 1961 - Giveaway shows
Apr 15, 1961 - John Charles Daly
June 3, 1961 - Henry Morgan of "I've Got a Secret"
Sept 9, 1961 - Game Shows
May 19, 1962 - Password
June 23, 1962 - Arlene Francis
Aug. 18, 1962 - I've Got a Secret
July 27, 1963 - Game Show Contestants
Nov. 9, 1963 - Dennis James
Feb 20, 1965 - Goodson-Todman panels
May 22, 1965 - Review: Celebrity Game
July 31, 1965 - Daytime Game Shows
June 4, 1966 - I've Got a Secret
July 23, 1966 - Dorothy Kilgalen's replacement
Dec 3, 1966 - Garry Moore
Dec 16, 1967 - Game Shows
Feb 17, 1968 - Treasure Isle
Mar 9, 1968 - Dating Game
Apr 12, 1969 - Garry Moore
May 24, 1969 - Dating Game Winning Couple
June 7, 1969 - Review: Hollywood Squares
Feb 14, 1970 - Dick Clark
Feb 28, 1970 - Vin Sculley
June 27, 1970 - A typical Hollywood Squares taping day
May 13, 1972 - Daytime TV
Aug 19, 1972 - Hollywood Squares
Mar 3, 1973 - Getting on a Game Show
July 28, 1973 - Monty Hall
July 20, 1974 - Betty White
Aug 10, 1974 - Network and Syndicated Game Shows
Jan 4, 1975 - Backstage at Hollywood Squares
Apr 19, 1975 - Game Show Winners and the IRS
May 24, 1975 - What's My LIne?
Nov 29, 1975 - To Tell the Truth
Oct 9, 1976 - Gong Show
Jan 7, 1978 - Game Show Profits
June 11, 1978 - When Game Shows were Live
July 9, 1978 - Game Show Contestants
July 16, 1978 - Game Show Models
Mar 17, 1979 - Men Behind the Game Shows
May 5, 1979 - Family Feud
Oct 13, 1979 - Humiliating Game Shows
Dec 1, 1979 - Jack Barry
Apr 19, 1980 - Game Shows
Aug 13, 1983 - Fantasy
Jan 21, 1984 - Game Show Hosts
July 28, 1984 - Wheel of Fortune
Dec 7, 1985 - Dick Clark
Dec 13, 1986 - Best Game Shows
July 11, 1987 - Game Shows in Other Countries
Nov 7, 1987 - Jeopardy Champs
Mar 26, 1988 - Review: Jeopardy
Jan 14, 1989 - Celebrity Game Shows
June 2, 1990 - Monopoly
July 21, 1990 - Let's Make a Deal
May 18, 1991 - Price is Right prizes
Jan 18, 1992 - Studs
Nov 21, 1992 - Review: Family Feud
Nov 27, 1993 - Dan Doherty of "Caesar's Challenge"
Mar 19, 1994 - Whoopi Goldberg
July 9, 1994 - Wheel of Fortune
Oct 8, 1994 - Quiz Show Scandals
Oct 29, 1994 - Masters of the Maze
Nov 26, 1994 - Press Your Luck
Dec 28, 1996 - Dick Clark
Feb 13, 1999 - Hollywood Squares
Nov 6, 1999 - Regis Philbin
Jan 15, 2000 - In the Money; Big Winners
Jan 27, 2001 - Top 50 Game Shows
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