The problem with living so long, people think you are already gone

Who will be the third "B" list celebrity to die? First Hugh Hefner, now Monty Hall, who will be behind Door Number 3?
Monty Hall is now almost more famous for the Monty Hall Problem, which relates to Bayes Theorem, than for his game show.

Monty Hall, Co-Creator and Host of ‘Let’s Make a Deal,’ Dies at 96

By DENNIS HEVESI SEPT. 30, 2017

Monty Hall, the genial host and co-creator of “Let’s Make a Deal,” the game show on which contestants in outlandish costumes shriek and leap at the chance to see if they will win the big prize or the booby prize behind door No. 3, died at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Saturday. He was 96.

A daughter, Joanna Gleason, confirmed his death. She said the cause was heart failure.

“Let’s Make a Deal” had its premiere in late 1963 and, with some interruptions, has been a television phenomenon ever since.

When Mr. Hall first roamed among the audience members who filled the “trading floor” in an NBC studio in Burbank, Calif., there was nothing zany about them.

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