"To Tell the Truth" and "What's My Line?" Director Lloyd Gross Has Died - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 10-20-2010, 02:22 AM

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ANDERSON - Lloyd James Gross, of Anderson, beloved husband of Virginia Walker Gross, died on Saturday, October 16th, at the Hospice of the Upstate, Anderson, South Carolina.
He was born in Weehawken, New Jersey to the late Dr. Louis Gross and Rose Carol Barth Gross. From the age of five, he lived in Pittsfield, Massachusetts where he excelled as an athlete in football and track, holding the Western Massachusetts Schoolboy record in the 220 for over 25 years. He was also unofficially clocked in the 100 yard dash at 9.4 seconds, equaling Jesse Owens' world record of the time. He graduated from The Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts, and attended Tufts University.
During World War II he served as a captain in the infantry, and was awarded the Silver Star during the Battle of the Bulge.
After the war, he joined the staff of the fledgling CBS Television Network in New York City where he eventually became a producer-director, working with such luminaries as Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite. He and Yul Brynner shared an office at CBS during Yul's short time as a television director. Lloyd went on to direct many shows during the "Golden Age of TV" including "The Perry Como Show" (for which he was awarded the Michael Award, later known as the Emmy), "The Mel Torme Show" (Mel was the Best Man at his wedding), "Tonight on Broadway", "I Remember Mama", "The Miss America Pageants", "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades", "What's My Line?", "To Tell The Truth", and "Who Do You Trust" with Johnny Carson. After his retirement, he wrote a weekly newspaper column for a major Connecticut newspaper entitled "From The Director's Chair."
He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in New Canaan, Connecticut, The Director's Guild of America, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, and The Touchdown Club in New York City.
In addition to his wife, Ginny, he is survived by his son Carey Lloyd Gross and his wife Denise of New York City, his son Jeffrey Lloyd James and his wife Dawn of Jefferson Township, New Jersey, and three grandchildren, Tyler James and Connor James of New Fairfield, Connecticut, and Haley Morgan James of Jefferson Township, New Jersey. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Margaret Wright, his nieces, Cynthia Wright and Kate Zehnder, his nephew, Dean Robert Wright, and his cousins, Donald Cocker, George Mills and Joyce Owen.
The service and internment will be held at a later date in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.
Memorial gifts may be made to The Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, South Carolina, 29621.
SULLIVAN-KING MORTUARY, NORTHEAST CHAPEL

BillCullen1 · 10-20-2010, 03:43 PM

They're all going. Recently Roger Peterson, a while back Ira Skutch, now Lloyd. I believe Lloyd worked on G-T shows based in NYC. I don't believe he relocated to California like a lot of others did.

catlover79 · 10-20-2010, 03:56 PM

glickmam · 10-21-2010, 10:56 PM

He also traded off episodes with Peter Molnar on the ABC version of Supermarket Sweep.

10-20-2010, 02:22 AM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,338	"To Tell the Truth" and "What's My Line?" Director Lloyd Gross Has Died Link ANDERSON - Lloyd James Gross, of Anderson, beloved husband of Virginia Walker Gross, died on Saturday, October 16th, at the Hospice of the Upstate, Anderson, South Carolina. He was born in Weehawken, New Jersey to the late Dr. Louis Gross and Rose Carol Barth Gross. From the age of five, he lived in Pittsfield, Massachusetts where he excelled as an athlete in football and track, holding the Western Massachusetts Schoolboy record in the 220 for over 25 years. He was also unofficially clocked in the 100 yard dash at 9.4 seconds, equaling Jesse Owens' world record of the time. He graduated from The Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts, and attended Tufts University. During World War II he served as a captain in the infantry, and was awarded the Silver Star during the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he joined the staff of the fledgling CBS Television Network in New York City where he eventually became a producer-director, working with such luminaries as Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite. He and Yul Brynner shared an office at CBS during Yul's short time as a television director. Lloyd went on to direct many shows during the "Golden Age of TV" including "The Perry Como Show" (for which he was awarded the Michael Award, later known as the Emmy), "The Mel Torme Show" (Mel was the Best Man at his wedding), "Tonight on Broadway", "I Remember Mama", "The Miss America Pageants", "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades", "What's My Line?", "To Tell The Truth", and "Who Do You Trust" with Johnny Carson. After his retirement, he wrote a weekly newspaper column for a major Connecticut newspaper entitled "From The Director's Chair." He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in New Canaan, Connecticut, The Director's Guild of America, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, and The Touchdown Club in New York City. In addition to his wife, Ginny, he is survived by his son Carey Lloyd Gross and his wife Denise of New York City, his son Jeffrey Lloyd James and his wife Dawn of Jefferson Township, New Jersey, and three grandchildren, Tyler James and Connor James of New Fairfield, Connecticut, and Haley Morgan James of Jefferson Township, New Jersey. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Margaret Wright, his nieces, Cynthia Wright and Kate Zehnder, his nephew, Dean Robert Wright, and his cousins, Donald Cocker, George Mills and Joyce Owen. The service and internment will be held at a later date in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. Memorial gifts may be made to The Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, South Carolina, 29621. SULLIVAN-KING MORTUARY, NORTHEAST CHAPEL
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10-20-2010, 03:43 PM	#2
BillCullen1 Game show fan Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 05, 2010 Location: New York Cuty Posts: 171	They're all going. Recently Roger Peterson, a while back Ira Skutch, now Lloyd. I believe Lloyd worked on G-T shows based in NYC. I don't believe he relocated to California like a lot of others did.

10-21-2010, 10:56 PM	#4
glickmam Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 03, 2007 Posts: 661	He also traded off episodes with Peter Molnar on the ABC version of Supermarket Sweep.