Robert Dwan, 89; Directed Groucho on TV, Radio Show
LA Times
Robert Dwan, who directed Groucho Marx throughout the entire 14-year run of his popular “You Bet Your Life” quiz show on radio and television, has died. He was 89.
Dwan died Friday of complications related to pneumonia at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, his family said.
“You Bet Your Life,” which debuted on radio in 1947 and aired on television from 1950 to 1961, provided an ideal format for Marx’s rapier wit as he interviewed contestants before they played a question-and-answer quiz.
As director, Dwan staged the performance and supervised the editing.
