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Television host and singer Peter Marshall died at age 98
Actor, singer and game show host Peter Marshall (March 30, 1926 - August 15, 2024) was born Ralph Pierre LaCock in Clarksburg. The family later moved to Wheeling, and then Peter's mother moved the family to Huntington following the death of his f...
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