Happy 66th to Elaine Joyce

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Hey guys,

Blowing out 66 candles today is none other than....

Elaine Joyce Pinchot better known as simply Elaine Joyce

Born in Kansas City, MO and standing 5'7", Elaine Joyce is an Actress, Game Show Panelist and Game Show Host

Joyce made her debut 50 years ago as an extra on the MGM/United Artists Film West Side Story

Since then, she became a well known actress appearing on such TV Shows as Route 66, The Jack Benny Program, The Andy Griffith Show, Here Come the Brides, The Red Skelton Hour, Green Acres, The Original Love, American Style, The Original Kojak, Quincy, M.E., Magnum, P.I., Simon & Simon, Murder, She Wrote, "CHiPs", Hart to Hart, The Original Fantasy Island, The Oriɡinal Love Boat, Hotel, Police Story, The Original Hawaii Five-O, The Original Charlie's Angels, The Incredible Hulk, The Young and the Restless, Days of our Lives, We Got it Made and The Original Beverly Hills 90210

She is also a well known Celebrity Game Show Player appearing on TV Game Shows such as What's My Line? w/the late Larry Blyden, Match Game & Match Game PM w/the late Gene Rayburn, TattleTales w/the late Bert Convy, You Don't Say w/Tom Kennedy, I've Got a Secret w/the late Bill Cullen, Showoffs w/her late husband Bobby Van, The Original Cross-Wits w/the late Jack Clark, 3 versions of Pyramid w/Dick Clark ($20k/$50k and The NEW $25k), The Original $25,000 Pyramid w/the late Bill Cullen, The Original Chain Reaction also w/Uncle Bill, The Chain Reaction Spin-off called GO w/Kevin O'Connell, Celebrity Hot Potato w/Uncle Bill, The Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour w/the late Gene Rayburn and Jon Bauman, Password Plus w/the late Allen Ludden and Uncle Bill, Super Password w/the late Bert Convy and The NEW Hollywood Squares w/John Davidson

and as an emcee, she became the 1st Woman to Host The All New Dating Game on syndication during the 1986/1987 Season

Elaine was once married to the late Bobby Van and they were married until Bobby's Death on July 31, 1980 after his battle with cancer

In 1985, she married he 2nd Husband John Levoff and they stayed together until for 7 years until 1992

Since September 1999, she's been married to legendary playwright Neil Simon and she has two children, a daughter Taylor by Bobby Van and a son Michael by her second husband, television producer John Levoff

Happy Birthday to ya Elaine Joyce, God Bless and Thanks





and now, here are the Video Clips:

The Famous Batman & Robin Episode of Match Game '73


Match Game '79 - The FINAL Episode of Match Game on CBS Daytime

Bart Braverman, Brett Somers, Gary Burghoff, Elaine Joyce, Bill Daily and Marcia Wallace

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Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


Elaine Joyce and Bobby Van on TattleTales in the 70's

Marilyn & Monty Hall, Elaine Joyce & Bobby Van, and Patti Deutsch & Donald Ross

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Elaine Joyce & Bobby Van, Flora & Robert Alda, and Anita & Louis Nye

Part 1


Part 2


The Original Chain Reaction w/the late Bill Cullen on NBC

Elaine Joyce, Vicki Lawrence, the late Nipsey Russell and the late Richard Paul


GO w/Kevin O'Connell

Elaine Joyce vs. Richard Kline of Three's Company Fame

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Password Plus

Elaine Joyce and Bill Anderson w/the late Bill Cullen as Sub-Host and the late Johnny Olsen as Sub-Announcer

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


The $20,000 Pyramid w/Dick Clark

Elaine Joyce & the late Tony Randall in the Winner's Circle


The NEW $25,000 Pyramid w/Dick Clark

Elaine Joyce vs. Dick Cavett w/Charlie Tuna as Sub-Announcer

Part 1


Part 2


Elaine Joyce vs. the late Bill Cullen

Part 1


Part 2


Elaine Joyce as the Host of The All New Dating Game

The Premiere

Part 1


Part 2


The All New Dating Game Promo


Another Episode w/Tom Payne


Another Episode Segment