'Dating Game' Host Jim Lange Dies at 81
Former TV host Jim Lange died on Tuesday. He was 81.
Lange had a heart attack at his Mill Valley, Calif. home, his wife Nancy told the Associated Press Wednesday.
Lange had a successful career in radio, but he is best known for hosting ABC's The Dating Game, which debuted in 1965 and on which he appeared for more than a decade. He also hosted the game shows Hollywood Connection, $100,000 Name That Tune and The New Newlywed Game.
Lange is survived by his sister, five children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren.
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