Garry Moore
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
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Garry Moore 1915-1993. Born Thomas Garrison Morfit, he was an early host and star of 1950s and 1960s television variety shows, including I've Got A Secret and The Garry Moore Show.
Erected by Bolton Hill Historic District
The Story
Born Thomas Garrison Morfit in Baltimore, Garry Moore became one of the friendly faces of early American television, hosting popular variety and panel programs like I've Got a Secret and The Garry Moore Show. In the 1950s and 1960s, as TV entered living rooms across the country, his easygoing style helped define the new medium.
Why it matters
Moore was part of the first generation of broadcasters who shaped television as America's dominant form of popular entertainment.
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