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Clifton Fadiman

Clifton Fadiman, American game show host and author (died 1999)

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Born
May 15, 1904
Died
June 20, 1999
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1904

About Clifton Fadiman

Clifton Paul "Kip" Fadiman was an American intellectual, author, editor, and radio and television personality. He began his work in radio, and switched to television later in his career. Fadiman became a judge for the Book of the Month Club in 1944. While still at the New Yorker, Fadiman became well known on radio, where he hosted a well known and popular quiz show, Information, Please! from May 1938 to June 1948.

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Clifton Fadiman timeline

  1. While still at the New Yorker, Fadiman became well known on radio, where he hosted a well known and popular quiz show, Information, Please! from May 1938 to June 1948.
  2. Fadiman became a judge for the Book of the Month Club in 1944.

The world when Clifton Fadiman was born

Clifton Fadiman was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Clifton Fadiman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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