Alex Trebek: A Complete Life from Beginning to the End
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Alex Trebek was the host of the most popular game show of all-time, Jeopardy!. He was the game show host for more than 36 seasons from 1984 until he died in 2020. Trebek also made many appearances in several different television shows, usually playing himself.
He won seven Emmy Awards as Outstanding Game Show Host for Jeopardy!. After almost two years of battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer, he died on November 8, 2020.
Discover in this short yet concise biography the remarkable story of a life who impacted future generations. This book also contains 30 questions for an in-depth discussion into the life of Alex Trebek.
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CONTENTS
Part One: Editor Foreword
Chapter One: A Life from Beginning to End
Chapter Two: Adolescence, Teenage & Adult Years
Chapter Three: Career and family life
Chapter Four: The Person Behind the Fame
Chapter Five: Inspiration and Influence Behind Person and Work Chapter Six: Main Accomplishment and Notable Achievements
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Part One: Editor Foreword
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Chapter One: A Life from Beginning to End
Birth and Early Childhood
Did You Know?
Alex Trebek broke the news in Canada, confirming John F. Kennedy’s death on November 22, 1963. He was working as a CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) staff announcer in Toronto. While doing his booth duties for news on sports and weather, the news came in from Dallas. Trebek read the UPI (United Press International) wire..
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George Alexander Trebek was born on July 22, 1940, in Sudbury, Canada. Sudbury is a large city in Northern Ontario and the mining center of Canada.
His father was George Edward Trebek. As a child who emigrated from Ukraine, he worked as a chef in a local hotel. His mother was Lucille Marie Lagace, a Franco-Ontarian. Her family