Говард Фелшер: Американдық ойын шоу өндірушісінің өмірі мен қызметі

American game show producer (1927–2018)

Howard Felsher (October 18, 1927 – July 23, 2018) was an American game show producer. He produced shows such as Tic Tac Dough; Password; Password Plus; Super Password; He Said, She Said; Concentration; and most notably, Family Feud. Felsher was known as the "Game Show Doctor" in certain circles for his ability to come in and fix a show.

Felsher also wrote a book with Michael Rosen entitled The Press in the Jury Box which has since been retitled Justice, U. S. A. This book deals with the dangers of trying an accused in the press before a trial.

In 1982, Felsher ran for the Republican nomination to be the congressman from the 26th district of California. He lost in the primary to Harold K. Phillips (who would lose to Howard Berman in the general election).

Felsher was best known for his work on the original version of Family Feud. When the show was rising in popularity in the late 1970s, Felsher noticed that host Richard Dawson's ego was becoming a major issue. Richard Dawson was known to yell and argue with Felsher (sometimes on camera) when Dawson disagreed with calls and judgements made by Felsher. On one occasion, when their friendship was more amicable, Dawson and Felsher switched positions during a question for fun. At one point in 1981, Dawson ordered Felsher to get off the set, which he did. Dawson ultimately had a falling out with Felsher, and in 1982 Family Feud packager Mark Goodson agreed to keep Felsher distant from Dawson by promoting him to executive producer, thereby relieving him of his studio duties, and promoting Cathy Hughart Dawson (Dawson's then daughter in law) to producer. However, according to Felsher, Dawson regretted making the remarks the next day.

Felsher has a son, Andrew Felsher, who has also directed a number of game shows, and currently is an executive at RTL Group, which is the successor company to the Goodson Todman production company where his shows were produced. Felsher died on July 23, 2018, at the age of 90.