14, 1993 | updated oct. Television was little more than an experimental medium when gene rayburn arrived in new york from his native. Webgene rayburn, the jocular host who winked at double entendres during tv's popular match game, has died.

Webgene got married to his wife, helen ticknor, in 1949, and the couple had a daughter, lynn, two years into their marriage. After the war, gene began to work on the. Webgene rayburn married helen ticknor in 1940, and was married to her till her death in october 1996. Their only daughter lynne was born in 1942. He died on november 29,.

He died on november 29,.