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...Kieran Jr., 35, son of the original Information Please panel member, who declined an invitation himself. Much as they now want Van Doren to go on, the producers also foresee a chance that audiences may tire of his winning streak. As the Van Doren family's friend, Clifton Fadiman, puts it: "Sooner or later he's going to stop being a Christian and start being a lion...
Conversation (Thurs.8:30p.m.,NBC). "The Good Life: Mid-Century Style," discussed by Clifton Fadiman, Nancy Kelly, Jacques Barzun...
...Press, Inc. has been doing his best to persuade more Americans to read. In 1930 he put Alexander Woollcott on the radio as "The Early Bookworm." The program flopped ("Didn't sell a book"), and so did Satenstein's radio efforts with Reviewers Harry Hansen and Clifton Fadiman. Gradually, Satenstein decided that chasing after adults was largely a waste of time. "You've got to get to the children," says he. "The thing to sell is the reading habit early...
Conversation (Thurs. 8:30 pm., NBC). "How People Talk," discussed by Clifton Fadiman, Alistair Cooke, Allen Funt...
Conversation (Thurs. 8:30 p.m.,NBC). "How I'd Like to Live My Life Over," discussed by Gilbert Seldes, Clifton Fadiman, the late Fred Allen (repeat...