Mr. Patton
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‘The Gong Show’ dancer succumbs
Eugene Patton, the stagehand who earned fame as “Gene Gene The Dancing Machine” on NBC’s quirky television talent program “The Gong Show,” has died, his family announced. He died Monday, March 9, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif., after suffering from diabetes, his family said. He was 82. The show, hosted by creator and producer Chuck Barris, featured acts by amateurs who auditioned for three celebrity judges. The judges would bang a gong onstage to send the bad acts packing. The show aired from 1976 to 1978.
