Monty Hall - TV's Big Dealer

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>He was America's Top Trader TV's Big Dealer for generations of TV viewers. But he thought of himself as Monty from Winnipeg.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Monty Hall was more than the host and co-creator of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Let's Make a Deal</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. He was a dedicated philanthropist who devoted his life to repaying an act of kindness he received as a teenager. By the end of his life he had raised and donated over $1 billion for worthy causes all over the world.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>It was a story first told in the 1973 autobiography </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Emcee Monty Hall</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> penned by Monty and co-author Bill Libby. Now author Adam Nedeff </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>(Game Shows FAQ The Matchless Gene Rayburn</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>) combines that autobiography with new research plus new interviews with the people who knew Monty best including his children his co-workers and the lovely Carol Merrill to create a more complete picture of the legendary performer.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>BILL LIBBY was the author of numerous books about sports figures including Fran Tarkenton Pete Rose Willie Stagell Wilt Chamberlain and Rocky Marciano. Beyond sports he also penned books about Nancy Reagan and the Roosevelt family. He was born in Atlantic City New Jersey.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>ADAM NEDEFF is an archivist and researcher for the National Archives of Game Show History part of the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester New York. He also works behind the scenes for TV game shows; his credits include Wheel of Fortune The Price is Right College Bowl and Double Dare. Originally from Vienna West Virginia he now resides in Glendale California.</span></p>