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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instanceOf person
quiz show contestant
whistleblower
birthName Herbert Milton Stempel
causeOfDeath heart failure
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
contestantOn Twenty-One
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-12-19
dateOfDeath 2020-04-07
education City College of New York
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Jewish American
gaveTestimonyIn congressional hearings on quiz show scandals
gaveTestimonyTo United States Congress
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
nationality American
notableFor exposing rigged television quiz shows in the 1950s
role in the 1950s quiz show scandals
occupation television quiz show contestant
whistleblower
opponent Charles Van Doren
participantIn 1950s American quiz show scandals
placeOfBirth New York City
The Bronx
placeOfDeath New York City
Queens
portrayedBy John Turturro
portrayedIn film "Quiz Show"
residence New York City
Queens
spouse Toby Stempel
statedThat the quiz show "Twenty-One" was rigged
subjectOf numerous articles and books on the quiz show scandals

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John Turturro playedCharacter Herb Stempel
Quiz Show featuresCharacter Herb Stempel
subject linked to: "Quiz Show" (1994 film)
Quiz Show portrays Herb Stempel
Herb Stempel name Herb Stempel