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Charles Lincoln Van Doren (February 12, 1926 – April 9, 2019) was an American writer and editor who was involved in a television quiz show scandal in the 1950s. In 1959 he testified before the U.S. Congress that he had been given the correct answers by the producers of the NBC quiz show Twenty-One.
Apr 10, 2019 · Charles Van Doren, right, in a contestant’s booth during his series of appearances in 1956 and 1957 on the quiz show “Twenty-One.” The host, center, was Jack Barry.
Jun 3, 2018 · Learn how Charles Van Doren, a Columbia professor and a contestant on Twenty-One, became a TV star and a cheater in the 1950s quiz show scandals. Find out how he confessed his involvement and faced the consequences.
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Apr 10, 2019 · Van Doren was a quiz show champion in the 1950s who admitted to cheating and lied to a grand jury. He later wrote about his downfall and refused to cooperate with the movie "Quiz Show".
Apr 10, 2019 · The handsome scion of a prominent literary family, Van Doren was the central figure in the TV game show scandals of the late 1950s and eventually pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to a grand ...
Apr 10, 2019 · Charles Van Doren, the 1950s quiz show contestant who infamously cheated by using answers he received in advance, has died at age 93.
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Apr 10, 2019 · Van Doren was a TV sensation and a cheater in the 1950s quiz show scandals, but later became an editor and author. He died in 2019, after a long career and a long silence about his role in the controversy.
