"1930Z"^^ . "1930-09-27Z"^^ . "2003-03-02Z"^^ . "American television executive" . "Bill Carruthers (September 27, 1930 \u2013 March 2, 2003), born in Detroit, Michigan, was a television executive who gained his first fame as the director of The Soupy Sales Show at WXYZ in Detroit Michigan (1950s). He also directed the Ernie Kovacs-helmed game show, Take a Good Look, in the early 1960s. He went on to be the director on The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game before starting his own production company in 1968."@en . "Carruthers, Bill"@en . "2003Z"^^ . "0141093" .