About Faces

:"Not to be confused with the 1971 CTV/syndicated game show All About Faces, which had a completely different format."

Infobox Television
show_name = About Faces
genre = Game show
runtime = 30 Minutes
creator = Ralph Edwards
starring = Ben Alexander
Tom Kennedy
country = USA
language = English
network = ABC
first_aired = January 4, 1960
last_aired = June 30, 1961

"About Faces" was an American game show that aired from January 4, 1960 to June 30, 1961 that was created by Ralph Edwards. The host was Ben Alexander and the show's announcer was famed game show host Tom Kennedy.

Gameplay

Two contestants were given clues about incidents in their lives. The first contestant to guess the relationship with the opposite person correctly was the winner and won prizes. There was a home participation game called "Place The Face", inspired by an earlier Ralph Edwards creation.

Episode Status

The episode status is unknown, but most likely destroyed. Only one episode is known to exist - an episode dated March 17, 1960 in which Tom Kennedy guest-hosted for Alexander. All copies known to exist on the trading circuit, however, have no last segment.

References

Schwartz, David - The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows, 1987