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Feinstein: New page: Scandal involving the Columbia assistant professor Charles Van Doren, who's winning streak on the television show Twenty One won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning str...

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New page: Scandal involving the Columbia assistant professor Charles Van Doren, who's winning streak on the television show Twenty One won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning str...

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Scandal involving the Columbia assistant professor Charles Van Doren, who's winning streak on the television show Twenty One won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning streak was staged, Van Doren had been fed the answers by the show's producers. Charles Van Doren resigned his position but continued to publish. A version of the events are presented in Robert Redford's film Quiz Show.

[[Category: Scandals]]

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	The '''Quiz Show scandal''' of [[1959]] involved the Columbia assistant professor [[Charles Van Doren]], whose winning streak on the television show "Twenty One" won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning streak turned out to be staged, however, as Van Doren had been fed the answers by the show's producers. Charles Van Doren resigned his position but continued to publish. So deep was the shame that his father, [[Mark Van Doren]], also resigned his Columbia professorship. A version of the events are presented in Robert Redford's film ''Quiz Show''.		The '''Quiz Show scandal''' of [[1959]] involved the Columbia assistant professor [[Charles Van Doren]], whose winning streak on the television show "Twenty One" won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning streak turned out to be staged, however, as Van Doren had been fed the answers by the show's producers. Charles Van Doren resigned his position but continued to publish. So deep was the shame that his father, [[Mark Van Doren]], also resigned his Columbia professorship. A version of the events are presented in Robert Redford's film ''Quiz Show''.

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−	The '''Quiz Show scandal''' involved the Columbia assistant professor [[Charles Van Doren]], whose winning streak on the television show "Twenty One" won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning streak turned out to be staged, however, as Van Doren had been fed the answers by the show's producers. Charles Van Doren resigned his position but continued to publish. So deep was the shame that his father, [[Mark Van Doren]], also resigned his Columbia professorship. A version of the events are presented in Robert Redford's film ''Quiz Show''.	+	The '''Quiz Show scandal''' of [[1959]] involved the Columbia assistant professor [[Charles Van Doren]], whose winning streak on the television show "Twenty One" won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning streak turned out to be staged, however, as Van Doren had been fed the answers by the show's producers. Charles Van Doren resigned his position but continued to publish. So deep was the shame that his father, [[Mark Van Doren]], also resigned his Columbia professorship. A version of the events are presented in Robert Redford's film ''Quiz Show''.

	[[Category: Scandals]]		[[Category: Scandals]]

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−	~~Scandal involving~~ the Columbia assistant professor [[Charles Van Doren]], whose winning streak on the television show Twenty One won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning streak ~~was~~ staged, Van Doren had been fed the answers by the show's producers. Charles Van Doren resigned his position but continued to publish. A version of the events are presented in Robert Redford's film ''Quiz Show''.	+	The '''Quiz Show scandal''' involved the Columbia assistant professor [[Charles Van Doren]], whose winning streak on the television show "Twenty One" won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning streak turned out to be staged, however, as Van Doren had been fed the answers by the show's producers. Charles Van Doren resigned his position but continued to publish. So deep was the shame that his father, [[Mark Van Doren]], also resigned his Columbia professorship. A version of the events are presented in Robert Redford's film ''Quiz Show''.

	[[Category: Scandals]]		[[Category: Scandals]]

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−	Scandal involving the Columbia assistant professor Charles Van Doren, ~~who's~~ winning streak on the television show Twenty One won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning streak was staged, Van Doren had been fed the answers by the show's producers. Charles Van Doren resigned his position but continued to publish. A version of the events are presented in Robert Redford's film Quiz Show.	+	Scandal involving the Columbia assistant professor [[Charles Van Doren]], whose winning streak on the television show Twenty One won him a significant amount of money and fame. The winning streak was staged, Van Doren had been fed the answers by the show's producers. Charles Van Doren resigned his position but continued to publish. A version of the events are presented in Robert Redford's film ''Quiz Show''.

	[[Category: Scandals]]		[[Category: Scandals]]