Word: doren
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DIED. Philip Van Doren Stern, 83, prolific, versatile novelist, editor and historian, whose Civil War-era writings include a biography of Robert E. Lee, an anthology of Lincoln's writings and a history of the Confederate navy; of a heart attack; in Sarasota, Fla. An editor at Pocket Books between 1933 and 1954, he presided during World War II over the Armed Services Editions, those much treasured paperbacks light enough to be carried into battle. Author or editor of 44 books, he also wrote The Greatest Gift, a 1944 Christmas fantasy about a man who discovers that life...
...host of TV game shows, whose many creations included Concentration, The Joker's Wild and Tic Tac Dough; of a heart attack; in New York City. By 1958 he had four popular quiz shows on TV, among them the superhit Twenty One, with $129,000 Winner Charles Van Doren. Then investigations revealed Van Doren and other contestants had been coached. The resulting scandal wiped quiz shows, and Barry, off the air for years until he came back from near penury with Joker and others...
...They hit their peak in 1958, with 4,063 outdoor screens-"ozoners," as they were called in the trade. To attract young families, some operators set up playgrounds and offered warm milk, fresh diapers and even laundry facilities, so Mom could do the family wash while watching Mamie Van Doren undulate through High School Confidential. Since then the number of drive-ins has dropped dramatically. By 1980 there were only 3,504 screens; last year the total dropped to 3,178, and there are only...
...game shows, one must be perversely fascinated by the sleazy minutiae of show business and highly tolerant of vulgarity. There is no longer any point in watching games to learn obscure historical facts or to see poor folks become fabulously wealthy overnight. Big money went out with Charles Van Doren and the scandals of the '50s; there has not been a game that really tested one's knowledge since Art Fleming's Jeopardy!, a cult favorite, was canceled by NBC in 1975. Aside from two skill-testing parlor games, Family Feud and The $20,000 Pyramid...