Cause of death: Heart attack: Occupation: TV presenter/Game show presenter: Years active: 1965–2005: Spouse(s) Fay Madigan (1953–1975) Nancy Fleming (1978–2014, his death) Children: 3: James John "Jim" Lange (August 15, 1932 – February 25, 2014) was an American game show host and disc jockey. He was married to Nancy Fleming and Fay Marie Madigan.
Jim Lange Dead Born: 8/15/1932 in Saint Paul, minnesota, USA Died: 2/25/2014 Age: 81 Cause of death: heart attack Noted For: game show host; "The Dating Game" (1965-80). "He loved doing local radio, especially before it was computerized.""They wanted a boy and a girl," he said in a 1992 interview with the Bay Area Radio Digest. He was 81.
All rights reserved. What do two kids like us do on a date?” a teenage Michael Jackson asked one of his potential dates on a 1972 episode of the show.The questions were designed by the show’s writers to elicit sexy answers.He died Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack, his wife Nancy told the Associated Press Wednesday.Lange is survived by a sister, five children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren.Among the contestants Lange hosted on the show were Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett“As much as he’s known for his television work, his real love was radio,” his wife said.
“We’d go out to dinner, and then I’d go over to your house.”Lange was born on Aug. 15, 1932, in St. Paul, Minn., where as a young man he discovered a passion for local radio.
He died on February 25, 2014 in Mill Valley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Shoot the Moon (1982) and Amazing Stories (1985). Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show "The Dating Game," has died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif.
Also see this person's photo entry in our Dead or Alive Data Base. "We'd go out to dinner, and then I'd go over to your house."Later, after "The Dating Game" brought him national recognition, he also hosted the game shows "Hollywood Connection," "$100,000 Name That Tune" and "The New Newlywed Game."This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show "The Dating Game," has died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He was 81. He was 81. He was 81. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show The Dating Game, has died at his home in Mill Valley, California. All market data delayed 20 minutes.The show's format: a young man or woman questions three members of the opposite sex, hidden from view, to determine which one would be the best date.Lange himself once told the Bay Area Radio Digest that his favorite aspect of the medium was that "you don't have to worry about lighting directors and cameramen or script writers and all that."The questions were designed by the show's writers to elicit sexy answers."Good radio is still the most fun," he said, "It always will be. What do two kids like us do on a date?" a teenage Michael Jackson asked one of his potential dates on a 1972 episode of the show.He hosted that show for two years before attending the University of Minnesota and doing a three-year stint in the Marines, according to the Bay Area Radio Museum. Michael Jackson, Steve Martin and Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others, appeared as contestants.Lange was born on Aug. 15, 1932, in St. Paul, Minn., where at 15 he discovered a passion for local radio after winning an audition at a local station.Lange is survived by a sister, five children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren.His big break on network TV came in 1962 when he was made an announcer and sidekick on "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show.""I've never been out on a date before. Jim Lange was born on August 15, 1932 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA as James John Lange. “He loved doing local radio, especially before it was computerized.”