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Born | Herbert Milton Stempel December 19, 1926 New York City, U.S. |
Died | April 7, 2020 New York City, U.S. | (aged 93)
Education | City College of New York |
Occupation(s) | Examiner before trial, New York City Dept of Transportation; former television game show contestant. |
Known for | 1950s quiz show scandals |
Spouse(s) | Toby Stempel (deceased) Ethel Stempel |
Children | 1 |
Herbert Milton Stempel (December 19, 1926 – April 7, 2020) was an American television game show contestant and subsequent whistleblower on the fraudulent nature of the industry, in what became known as the 1950s quiz show scandals.[1] His rigged six-week appearance as a winning contestant on the 1950s show Twenty-One ended in an equally rigged defeat by Columbia University teacher and literary scion Charles Van Doren.