ABC once offered Richard Dawson a situation comedy involving two priests in a ghetto.

(He would eventually become an American citizen in 1984.) (Source: The Phoenix, July 20, 1973)Ħ. citizen, Richard Dawson said that he was felt incapable of assuming the responsibilities of casting a ballot. No one is going to take away her washing machine, least of all for the good of the state.” When asked about becoming a U.S. As he told an interviewer in 1973: “You tell the midwestern housewife that for the good of the state she’ll have to give up her washing machine and dryer and dishwasher and her electric conveniences and take to scrubbing clothes against a rock in a stream and she will have none of it. When co-hosting a local television show, he was branded “a far-out liberal.” Yet Dawson remained against Communism, maintaining an unabated faith in Western democracy. He marched for civil rights in Selma, Alabama and campaigned on behalf of George McGovern. Richard Dawson did not shy away from politics. (Source: The Deseret News, March 8, 1985)ĥ.

Unfortunately, Lebowitz’s mother refused to do it. The plan was to dedicate the Maepisode entirely to Lebowitz, because Lebowitz had said many nice things about the program. Lebowitz called the show “relaxing…the minute I hear the theme, I perk up.” In 1985, Lebowitz’s agent Mort Janklow received a call from Cathy, Richard Dawson’s husband. Fran Lebowitz had a lifelong dream to appear on Family Feud. (Source: The Durant Daily Democrat, May 27, 1984)Ĥ. His associate added, “He makes two million a year, and two million buys a lot of salve.” It is unknown if Dawson vigorously washed himself after a hot day of taping. “That has never crossed my mind,” said Dawson in 1984. He did not fear any disease that stood in his path. Richard Dawson was fearless about contracting disease from kissing all those women. (Source: The Milwaukee Journal, January 18, 1981)ģ. She watched a 30-minute episode of Family Feud, noting that Richard Dawson dispensed 23 kisses. Erma Bombeck offered a more reliable metric for Richard Dawson’s kissing quota. In response to the kissing criticisms, Richard Dawson replied, “I kissed them all for luck and love, that’s all.” (Source: The Associated Press, May 17, 1985)Ģ. It is estimated that Richard Dawson kissed about 20,000 women during his run on Family Feud. Here are a number of facts about Richard Dawson, presented to aid others in etching Dawson’s legacy into the grand volume of American history.ġ. Richard Dawson, host of Family Feud and arguably the osculating Caligula of the late 20th century game show scene, passed away on Saturday in Los Angeles.

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