With the passing of Ralph Edwards, I was wondering how much involvement did Ralph really have on the creation and taping of his production company's game shows of the past?
I guess it seems to me that Ralph was more the bankroll for any game that he thought could fly on TV (Cross-Wits, Name That Tune, etc...) and not the type of producer you'd always see on or near the set, like a Mark Goodson, Jay Wolpert or Merrill Heatter. I just don't see him sitting in his office creating game ideas like Knockout and BZZZ!, or other ideas like The People's Court.
Does anyone know how much involvement Ralph had on his shows from inception to air?
And for that matter, were there any others who 'produced' game shows but weren't that involved in those same shows?