Bill Todman

Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (died 1979)

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Born: July 31, 1916
Died: July 29, 1979
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1916

About Bill Todman

William Selden Todman was an American television producer and personality born in New York City. He produced many of television's longest-running shows with business partner Mark Goodson, with whom he created Goodson-Todman Productions. Although both men created the programs, Todman gradually became less involved with the day-to-day operations of the game-show business and moved Goodson-Todman into a bigger business strategy.

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The world when Bill Todman was born

Bill Todman was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
Notable inventionMilitary tanks
World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bill Todman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1916	2026
Population	99.6M	341 million

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