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5 unusual facts about Richard Dawson


Bill Daily

After Richard Dawson's departure, Daily was a semi-regular for the final three years of the show's CBS and syndicated run.

Clay Matthews, Jr.

Clay and his brother Bruce competed with members of their family on the popular TV game show Family Feud, with Richard Dawson.

Martyn Ball

Ball replaced Robert Croft when the latter revealed he was uncomfortable about going on the 2001-02 tour to India, but the selectors handed starts to Richard Dawson and Ashley Giles over Ball on tour.

Rockcorry

According to the Introduction to the Dartrey Papers (published by P.R.O.N.I. in Belfast and available to view online), part of the Fairfield Estate, the Corry family's country estate that included Rockcorry, was bought for The 3rd Baron Cremorne (1817-1897), the young head of the Dawson family of neighbouring Dartrey, in 1831.

Wolfgang Ziffer

Additionally, he dubs over Corporal Peter Newkirk (played by Richard Dawson) in Hogan's Heroes.


Edward Mayne

The house looked over the Dartrey estate, owned by Edward's father's cousin and benefactor, Thomas Dawson (1725–1813), 1st Viscount Cremorne, grandfather of Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey.

English cricket team in Australia in 2002–03

The second Test at Adelaide started much more positively for England, who had made several changes to their side, bringing in spinner Richard Dawson, Steve Harmison and Robert Key for the injured Ashley Giles, Simon Jones and John Crawley.

The Prospect Studios

Four of the most well-known game shows in television history were recorded at ABC Television Center: Family Feud (1976–85, hosted by Richard Dawson), Let's Make a Deal (1968–76, hosted by Monty Hall), The Dating Game (1965–74, hosted by Jim Lange), and The Newlywed Game (1966–74, hosted by Bob Eubanks).


see also

Dawson Bates

Born in Strandtown, Belfast, son of Richard Dawson Bates, solicitor and Clerk of the Crown, and Mary Dill.