Norman Blumenthal, a longtime producer of the classic TV game show Concentration and kids show Wonderama, died Sept. 23 of multiple organ failure on Long Island, New York. He was 97.

His death was first reported this week by the Long Island newspaper Newsday. He was a resident of West Hempstead, Long Island.

After a stint in the Navy during World War II, Blumenthal, a Brooklyn native, enrolled in the Brooklyn Museum Art School, soon landing jobs in commercial art agencies and then assistant art director at Esquire magazine, according to Newsday.

He began his TV career at the CBS 1950s Saturday morning children’s show Winky Dink and You. A puzzle enthusiast, he is credited with helping conceive the concept for NBC’s Concentration, a memory game built around a large rebus puzzle. He remained with the show through its 15-year original run, producing episodes and creating puzzles not only for...