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...professional quizgoer is a hardy type of radio fan spawned by giveaway programs. Some pros-a shrilly competitive breed-travel from quiz show to quiz show in packs. But most are mavericks, jealous and watchful of their fellows. All but a few are women...
Last week in Manhattan, there were about 30 known quiz pros. One of the most successful and least retiring is 63-year-old Sadie Hertz of Brooklyn...
Sadie's reputation as a quiz queen has little relation to her general or specific knowledge. When she doesn't know the answer (which is most of the time) she glibly ad-libs anything that pops into her head. Quizmasters, who hate and fear "dead air," cherish her gift of gab."What's a Capulet?" Felton asked her recently. "Someone with a small size cap," was Sadie's assured reply. Felton: "What great events occurred between 1860 and 1870?" Sadie: "Terrible things. They had a centennial. Things was terrible. McKinley, Buchanan and Lincoln all was killed...
...matter of fact, Sadie has never made the big leagues of quiz business. She hit her peak, as Mutual's Queen for a Day, in October 1945, when she won $400 worth of small prizes. Another time, she acquired a shiny new barber chair, which she sold for a secret but satisfactory...
...answers yet. But moviemakers, who had once regarded television as a potential rival, to be watched warily, were now hustling to make special movies for television. Paramount Pictures was out in front. Already owner of two stations, it was planning to film television programs (plays, quiz programs, etc.) and distribute them over a coast-to-coast "celluloid network...