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A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Chuck Barris

Chuck Barris

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Chuck Barris (1929–2017) was a legendary television producer, host, and author recognized for creating iconic game shows including The Dating Game and The Gong Show, and for his extraordinary claim of having simultaneously served as a covert CIA assassin. As a guest on late-night radio, his memoir Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - later adapted into a major film - blurred the line between entertainment and espionage in one of the most fascinating personal narratives of the twentieth century.

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December 4, 2002: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - Chuck Barris

Dec 4, 2002
2h 19m
Art Bell sits down with television legend Chuck Barris, creator of The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and The Gong Show, whose memoir has been adapted into a George Clooney film opening December 31st. Barris reflects on the criticism that drove him into a self-imposed exile in the south of France for eight years, d...