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Clifton Fadiman

Clifton Fadiman May 15, 1902–June 20, 1999 by Beth Rowen Clifton Fadiman, writer, critic, editor, and moderator of the top-10 radio hit "Information Please" from 1938 to 1952, died June 20…

Clifton

(Encyclopedia) Clifton, industrial city (2020 pop. 90,296), Passaic co., NE N.J., on the Passaic River; settled 1685, set off from Passaic and inc.…

Information Please - History

Six Decades of Information Please From radio quiz show to print almanacs and the Internet Clifton Fadiman was the original host of the radio quiz show "Information Please."May 17—on…

Weaver, Robert Clifton

(Encyclopedia) Weaver, Robert Clifton, 1907–97, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1966–68), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard (B.S., 1929; M.A., 1931; Ph.D., 1934). An African…

Clifton CLAGETT, Congress, NH (1762-1829)

CLAGETT, Clifton, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., December 3, 1762; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Litchfield in 1787; elected as…

Clarence Clifton YOUNG, Congress, NV (1922)

YOUNG, Clarence Clifton, a Representative from Nevada; born in Lovelock, Pershing County, Nev., November 7, 1922; attended the public schools of his native city; B.A., University of Nevada in…

James Clifton WILSON, Congress, TX (1874-1951)

WILSON, James Clifton, a Representative from Texas; born in Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, Tex., June 21, 1874; attended the public schools and Weatherford (Tex.) College; was graduated from…