Steve Ryan (author)
Encyclopedia
Steve Ryan is an American
author and former staff member of Goodson-Todman Productions, where he was notable for creating the game show
Blockbusters
. Ryan also created the rebus
es for Classic Concentration and wrote all the questions and answers for Trivia Trap
, as well as the puzzles for Password Plus
and Body Language
.
Ryan also co-authored three editions of The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows with David Schwartz and Fred Wostbrock. In 2005, Ryan and Wostbrock released The Ultimate TV Game Show Book.
United States
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author and former staff member of Goodson-Todman Productions, where he was notable for creating the game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
Blockbusters
Blockbusters (US game show)
Blockbusters is an American game show which had two separate runs in the 1980s. Created by Steve Ryan for Mark Goodson Productions, the first series debuted on NBC on October 27, 1980 and aired until April 23, 1982. In the first series, a team of two family members competed against a solo contestant...
. Ryan also created the rebus
Rebus
A rebus is an allusional device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. It was a favourite form of heraldic expression used in the Middle Ages to denote surnames, for example in its basic form 3 salmon fish to denote the name "Salmon"...
es for Classic Concentration and wrote all the questions and answers for Trivia Trap
Trivia Trap
Trivia Trap is an American game show produced by Mark Goodson Productions. It was created by producer Goodson and originally ran from October 8, 1984 to April 5, 1985 on ABC. The game featured two teams of three contestants each who competed against each other to answer trivia questions in various...
, as well as the puzzles for Password Plus
Password Plus and Super Password
Password Plus and Super Password are American game shows that are revivals of the game show Password. Both Password Plus and Super Password had the same format other than some subtle changes....
and Body Language
Body Language (game show)
Body Language is an American game show produced by Mark Goodson Productions. The show aired on CBS from June 4, 1984 until January 3, 1986, and was hosted by Tom Kennedy...
.
Ryan also co-authored three editions of The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows with David Schwartz and Fred Wostbrock. In 2005, Ryan and Wostbrock released The Ultimate TV Game Show Book.