Charles Van Doren

Charles Van Doren
Van Doren in 1959
Born
Charles Lincoln Van Doren

(1926-02-12)February 12, 1926
DiedApril 9, 2019(2019-04-09) (aged 93)
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Writer
  • editor
Years active1946−2008
Known for1950s quiz show scandals
Spouse
Geraldine Ann Bernstein
(m. 1957)
[1]
Children2
Parents
Relatives

Charles Lincoln Van Doren (February 12, 1926 – April 9, 2019)[1] was an American writer and editor who was involved in a television quiz show scandal in the 1950s. In 1959 he testified before the United States Congress that he had been given the correct answers by the producers of the NBC quiz show Twenty-One. Terminated by NBC, he joined Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. in 1959, becoming a vice-president and writing and editing many books before retiring in 1982.

  1. ^ a b McFadden, Robert D. (April 10, 2019). "Charles Van Doren, a Quiz Show Whiz Who Wasn't, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2019.