his wife's pooch. He appeared in several sitcoms in 1966 that are still widely rerun today. Among these are a role as the father of Gidget's boyfriend Jeff in the Gidget episode "In and Out with the In-Laws" and the head of corrupt dance studio in The Monkees episode "Dance Monkee, Dance." He also made appearances in the sitcoms Hey, Landlord and The Lucy Show as well as in the film A Guide for the Married Man. In 1961, he played the lead in Neil Simon's first Broadway play "Come Blow Your Horn," a hit that ran 677 performances. Death March's career took a turn for the better in July 1969 when he began hosting the game show It's Your Bet. After completing approximately 13 weeks of taping, however, he complained of exhaustion. Tests revealed that he had lung cancer, the result of years of chain smoking. He had one lung removed. When he subsequently contracted pneumonia, he was too weak to fight it. March died in January 1970 in Los Angeles at age 49, and is buried in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery. Accolades March was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for his radio work at 1560 Vine Street, and another for his work in television at 6536 Hollywood Boulevard. Personal life In 1956, March married Candy Toxton, the former wife of singer Mel Tormé. March was stepfather to Toxton's two children from her previous marriage, Steve March-Tormé and Melissa Tormé. He and Toxton had three children together: Peter, Jeffrey, and Victoria. His grandson Hunter March hosted the game show Emogenius. He also hosts the Netflix series Sugar Rush and E! TV's Nightly Pop. Filmography References External links 1920 births 1970 deaths American game show hosts American male television actors American male comedians American male radio actors Jewish American comedians Deaths from lung cancer in California 20th-century American male actors Jewish American male actors Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century American comedians Jewish American male comedians 20th-century American Jews