Charles Van Doren
Charles Lincoln Van Doren (February 12, 1926 – April 9, 2019)[1] was an American writer and editor. He was known for being involved in a television quiz show scandal in the 1950s.
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 Charles Van Doren in 1959 | |
| Born | Charles Lincoln Van Doren February 12, 1926 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 2019 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | St. John's College Columbia University |
| Occupation | Writer and editor |
| Known for | 1950s quiz show scandals |
| Parent(s) | Mark Van Doren Dorothy Van Doren |
In 1959 he testified before the United States Congress that he had been given the correct answers by the producers of the show Twenty-One. He was fired by NBC, he joined the Encyclopedia Britannica in 1959, becoming a vice president and writing and editing many books before retiring in 1982.
Van Doren died in a retirement community in Canaan, Connecticut on April 9, 2019 at the age of 93.[1]
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Charles Van Doren in 1957, with his parents Dorothy and Mark Van Doren
Photograph of Charles Van Doren at home, at his typewriter
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McFadden, Robert D. (10 April 2019). "Charles Van Doren, a Quiz Show Whiz Who Wasn't, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
Other websites
- "The Remarkable Van Dorens" Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Time Archived 2013-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, Feb. 11, 1957
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