Herb Stempel
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Herb Stempel was a real-life quiz show contestant and whistleblower whose exposure of rigged television game shows in the 1950s helped spark a major national scandal.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
person
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quiz show contestant ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ |
| birthName | Herbert Milton Stempel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| contestantOn | Twenty-One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-12-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-04-07 ⓘ |
| education | City College of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| gaveTestimonyIn | congressional hearings on quiz show scandals ⓘ |
| gaveTestimonyTo | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedCause | public scandal over rigged quiz shows ⓘ |
| influenced | regulation of television quiz shows in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | appearing on the quiz show "Twenty-One" ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive press coverage in the late 1950s ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Herb Stempel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposing rigged television quiz shows in the 1950s
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role in the 1950s quiz show scandals ⓘ |
| occupation |
television quiz show contestant
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whistleblower ⓘ |
| opponent | Charles Van Doren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | 1950s American quiz show scandals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York City
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The Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Turturro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | film "Quiz Show" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Toby Stempel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statedThat | the quiz show "Twenty-One" was rigged ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous articles and books on the quiz show scandals ⓘ |
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