Charles Van Doren

Charles Van Doren
Van Doren in 1959
Born	Charles Lincoln Van Doren (1926-02-12)February 12, 1926 New York City, U.S.
Died	April 9, 2019(2019-04-09) (aged 93) Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	St. John's College Columbia University
Occupations	Writer editor
Known for	1950s quiz show scandals
Spouse	Geraldine Ann Bernstein ​ ​ (m. 1957)​ [1]
Children	2
Parents	Mark Van Doren (father) Dorothy Graffe (mother)
Relatives	Carl Van Doren (uncle) Sally Van Doren (daughter-in-law)

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.