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'''Hy Gardner''' (December 2, 1908 &ndash; June 17, 1989) was an American entertainment reporter and syndicated columnist for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'', host of ''Hy Gardner Calling'', ''The Hy Gardner Show'', and ''Celebrity Party'', and an original celebrity panelist on the first incarnation of ''[[To Tell Thethe Truth]]'', along with [[Ralph Bellamy]], [[Polly Bergen]], [[Kitty Carlisle]] and host [[Bud Collyer]].<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|last=Goldman|first=Ari L.|title=Hy Gardner, 80, Gossip Columnist And a Celebrity in His Own Right|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/19/obituaries/hy-gardner-80-gossip-columnist-and-a-celebrity-in-his-own-right.html|accessdate=4 April 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 19, 1989}}</ref> In 1957, Gardner also appeared on the show made up as a clown along with guest-challenger (famous clown) [[Clown#Whiteface|Paul Jung]]. Gardner also played himself in the 1963 movie ''[[The Girl Hunters (film)|The Girl Hunters]]'' with writer/friend [[Mickey Spillane]], who included Gardner in several of his [[Mike Hammer (character)|Mike Hammer]] novels.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|last=Staff and Wire Reports|title=ities Hy Gardner, 80; Newspaper Celebrity Columnist|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-20/news/-mn-2377_1_miami2377-herald-celebrities-radio-stationsstory.html|accessdateaccess-date=4 April 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 20, 1989}}</ref>