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	Herb Stempel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Herb Stempel is a television game show contestant who became famous for his participation in the 1950s show Twenty One, where he had a suspiciously long run of wins in 1956, and for his eventual exposure of what became known as the quiz show scandals.
		Stempel had actually been tested at a high IQ (he was a graduate of the famous Bronx High School of Science) and was as knowledgeable as portrayed.
		Stempel was portrayed by respected actor John Turturro in the film Quiz Show, which has attracted criticism over the years for inaccuracies and excessive dramatic license, including an exaggerated portrait of Stempel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herb_Stempel (761 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Herb Stempel
		Herb Stempel is a television game show contestant who became famous for his participation in the 1950's show Twenty One, where he had a suspiciously long run of wins.
		Stempel's winning streak was due to the fact that he was given the questions and answers in advance.
		Eventually, Stempel's popularity among the sponsors and viewers diminished and he was forced to lose in favor of college professor Charles Van Doren, who became the new champion.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Herb_Stempel (316 words)

	Stempel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Herb Stempel is a television game show contestant who became famous for his participation in the 1950's show ''Twenty One'', where he had a suspiciously long run of wins.
		Stempel was understandably upset that he had to do this.
		Herb Stempel finally went to the authorities to explain how the show was fixed and how he took part in it.
	www.awonky.com /pages2/84/stempel.html (453 words)

	Twenty One - 1956-58 NBC-TV and Quiz Show
		Quiz champion Herb Stempel, eventually lost to Charles Van Doren on December 5, 1956.
		Herb Stempel was deeply resentful, especially when he saw Van Doren's picture on the cover of Time magazine.
		In addition, Herb Stempel overheard one technician talking to another, saying something to the effect, I'm glad we've got a clean cut intellectual on the show now, instead of a freak (the freak they were referring to was Herb) with a sponge memory.
	www.geocities.com /alcus2/21.html (957 words)

	Herb Stempel - Big Herb Guide
		Apparently Herb Stempel was the reigning champion and was accused of...
		Herb Stempel is the long-running champion of Twenty-one, a TV quiz show.
		Det bliver for meget for den tidligere helt Herb Stempel,...
	www.bigherbguide.com /herb-stempel.html (766 words)

	Steve Feffer, The Wizards of Quiz
		On one side of him is HERB STEMPEL, age 29, large, awkward, and wearing an ill fitting, frayed blue suit and glasses.
		Herb, last week, during your win of sixty-nine thousand five hundred dollars, I asked you a question about where Gothic architecture originated, and you said, "France," and I said, "No, you're wrong.
		HERB answers questions to the TV set ahead of the contestants' voices on his television.
	www.wmich.edu /~english/fac/fefferplay2.htm (988 words)

	[No title]
		I'm busy talking to Herb Stempel, who you might remember was a celebrated quiz show contestant of the 1950s.
		Stempel in a recent column about the mega-hit quiz show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." And it seems I was not, technically, totally accurate in referring to him.
		Herb Stemple, the guy on the quiz shows 45 years ago--alive or dead?" I literally mean "anybody." It could be somebody fixing the copy machine, or a Japanese tour group.
	www.clearlight.com /~jtrosen/tony_stuff/november211999.html (669 words)

	The American Experience \| Quiz Show Scandal \| People & Events \| Herbert Stempel
		Before the TV Quiz Show Scandal broke in the late 1950s, Herbert Stempel was destined to be a little-remembered contestant on the NBC quiz show "Twenty-One." However, as the man who helped expose Charles Van Doren, the most famous quiz show contestant of all, Stempel earned a place in television history.
		When Stempel was chosen as a contestant, he was a 29-year old college student, who had a prodigious memory and a remarkable fund of knowledge.
		Before Stempel’s last appearance, he asked Enright if he could play honestly against Van Doren, arguing that the match was really a duel between his CCNY versus Van Doren’s Columbia University.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/quizshow/peopleevents/pande01.html (1096 words)

	The Story Behind The Headline
		The girl said that Herb Stempel, ahead $49,500, had lost to Charles Van Doren strictly on orders from the Barry & Enright office, the producers of the show.
		Stempel paid a visit to the Hogan truth factory, The Post revealed that "Twenty-One" (not named in the story, again because of the libel laws) had come under investigation.
		The next day all the evening papers (The World-Telegram went to it one edition ahead, if memory serves) were able to name Stempel and reveal that he had bared his soul to the D.A. The Stempel story, as it happened, didn't knock "Twenty-One" off the air.
	www.paulsann.org /quiz2.htm (686 words)

	Amazon.ca: Quiz Show : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When Herb Stempel (John Turturro), the self-made reigning champ, is asked to take a dive because his ratings have "plateaued" the producers of the show recruit the young, handsome and brilliant Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), a member of one of America's most prestigious academic dynasties, to be the new champ.
		Herbie Stempel (John Turturro) and Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes) are polar opposites in terms of looks and religion but what they have in common is a vast knowledge of what can be called facts or trivia depending on your point of view.
		Stempel is the reigning champion on "Twenty-One," but the show's sponsor (Martin Scorsese) has grown tired of Stempel's looks and grating personality.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/6303407161 (2418 words)

	Cooking Herbs - Big Herb Guide
		All these herbs have some sort of culinary use and are known as the cooking herbs.
		Thyme herbs are part of the mint family and the leaves are used in cooking and to flavor liqueurs.
		Here, we add a pinch of herbs and a dash a spice to eight great recipes that will be the hit of your next party.
	www.bigherbguide.com /cooking-herbs.html (744 words)

	DVD.net : Quiz Show - DVD Review
		Initially, Stempel was a very successful contestant, being provided with the answers several days before the show, as ratings were high.
		Stempel agrees with the decision, believing the network executives are going to help set him up with his own TV show - needless to say, this doesn't come through.
		Stempel, unhappy at being shafted, takes his case to the District Attorney and a Grand Jury is convened, with the results being sealed from the public.
	www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=191 (602 words)

	HERB STEMPEL - , herbs thai food nutrition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		herb stempel it appears she lived a bit free.
		herb stempel had come, as she would certainly have acquired a resulting confidence.
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	go4it8.homestead.com /herb-stempel (198 words)

	Quiz Show Movie Quotes - Atlyrics.com
		Herb Stempel: And they love me for the same reason they used to hate me, because I'm the guy who knows everything.
		Herb Stempel: [referring to television] That box is the biggest thing since Gutenberg invented the printing press, and I'm the biggest thing on it.
		Herbert Stempel: I love my wife, but it's like living with a plague of locusts.
	www.atlyrics.com /quotes/q/quizshow.html (355 words)

	Quiz Show
		His investigation focusses on two contestants on the show "Twenty-One": Herbert Stempel (John Turturro), a brash working-class Jew from Queens, and Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), the patrician scion of one of America's leading literary families.
		The questions were insanely difficult, and people tuned into the show in droves to marvel at the brilliance of the competitors; particularly competitors like Herb Stempel and Charles Van Doren who fought off challengers week after week.
		Of course, the real truth was that the producers knew well in advance what the questions were going to be, and the competitor they wished to win was given ample time to memorize the answers.
	www.gothicrevue.com /QuizShow.html (1084 words)

	An Examination of Television Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s
		The producers found a solution to their problems, in a common, average-Joe-type man named Herb Stempel, to whom they could supply answers and create a figure who would be popular among the viewers.
		Even though Stempel had become a national celebrity figure, with his unattractive, non-telegenic appearance, the show's sponsor, Geritol, came to the conclusion that he was presenting the wrong image.
		After setting up a standoff between Stempel and Van Doren which ended in several ties before coming to an end with Stempel's defeat, the producers thought that they had played their cards well for the moment as ratings soared.
	www.honors.umd.edu /HONR269J/projects/venanzi.html (2724 words)

	Booknotes Transcript
		What had happened was the producers were looking for a whiz kid, a guy who could answer every question, and Herb Stempel was someone who had this brilliant mind.
		It began with the "The $64,000 Question," and then in the final manifestation, it was "Twenty-One" with Van Doren and Stempel and a guy named Dan Enright as the fixer and a guy named Al Freedman as his sub-fixer.
		I think what happened with you and Stempel is the first great example of it." I got back a very nice, very polite letter saying, "I don't know if you're right or not, but I'm not giving interviews." It was a very polite letter, but it said nada.
	www.booknotes.org /Transcript/index_print.asp?ProgramID=1157 (7646 words)

	BackWhen.com - Where Are They Now?
		Originally, Herb Stempel was the "21" champion, but the producers felt he lacked audience appeal.
		However, when Van Doren popularity soared, Stempel, blew the whistle, He said the contestants, including himself,were given the answers ahead of time.
		On the other hand, Herb Stempel did not fare as well.
	backwhen.com /whereare.asp?WhereID=19&offset=-1 (402 words)

	The John Turturro Shrine-- Films and Television - Quiz Show
		John Turturro plays Herbie Stempel, a working-class Jew who likes not being known as the know-it-all geek anymore.
		Turturro was made to answer questions in an isolated booth to duke it out for the hosting job with Joey Buttafuco.
		When Herb takes the stand and demonstrates how he answered the questions.
	www.miserablelie.com /turturro/quiz.html (311 words)

	The Nitpickers Site: Movie Nitpick - Quiz Show - 1994
		Throughout the movie Herb's son is portrayed by an actor to be 10-11 years old.
		However, when the real Herb appeared on the show 21 for the first time his only child was only 14 months old.
		However, Herb Stempel's appearances were in late 1956.
	www.nitpickers.com /movies/nitpick.cgi?np=47069 (256 words)

	Write of passage: Quiz Show- A Review
		Answer:In the movie Quiz Show, this was the question to which participant Herb Stempel deliberately answers incorrectly in keeping with studio wishes.
		The movie, based on the real life scandal about the “21 Quiz show”, details the lives of 2 contestants-Herb Stempel (John Torturro), a grating, uncouth, know-it-all Jew and Charles Van Doren, an English professor hailing from a prominent intellectual family.
		On orders from the sponsors and the top brass of NBC, Stempel is eased out after a few weeks of success because he is not “appealing enough” and replaced with the suave Van Doren.
	ravivenkatesh.blogspot.com /2005/11/quiz-show-review.html (570 words)

	Mistakes in Quiz Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		However, by the time Goodwin interviews Herb Stempel; Stempel mentions that Van Doren has been on Twenty-One for 11 weeks.
		This indicates that Goodwin has been in New York two weeks and would've had to have returned to Washington, D.C. and give up his investigation.
		When Dan Enright plays the doctored audio taped conversation for Dick Goodwin, the phrase "Who cares if it's true?" spoken by Herb Stemple has a different inflection from when the conversation took place.
	www.moviemistakes.com /rss/mm/film1036.xml (152 words)

	The Corner Barbershop 55
		Everybody watched the battle between Herb Stempel, and Charles Van Doren, a Columbia University english teacher, and son of a Pulitzer Prize winner.
		It was a disgruntled Herb Stempel who blew the whistle on the show.
		Tell us the civilization Pizarro discovered, the country this civilization was in, and the leader of the civilization at the time of the conquest.
	thenostalgialeague.com /treasures/barber/barber55.html (1364 words)

	TNN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		SUDDENLY Claudia Schiffer's virtual image metamorphosed into Herb Stempel!
		(EGADS!) Grampa Nathan, too stunned to remove the jack from the small port implanted in his bellybutton, began to quiver as he looked Herb straight in the eye and realized that not only did this man take over Claudia Schiffer's virtual bod, but, shocker of all shockers, he was a liar.
		This moment of recognition, of the truth of that fateful day also aroused something in Ron, who came to Grampa Nathan's aide, unplugging him from the web.
	www.msu.edu /user/hungerf2/980/tv.html (265 words)

	The Real Paul Jones » Quiz Show Connections
		The scandal of the fixed quiz shows of the 1950s is revealed by a tight focus on three characters, contestants nerdy Herb Stempel and handsome Charles Van Doren — and the author/producer of the movie Richard Goodwin played Rob Morrow.
		Stempel is portrayed as a sort of stock character almost.
		Van Doren as an over privileged WASP trying to get his famous father’s attention.
	ibiblio.org /pjones/wordpress/index.php?p=394 (397 words)

	The Fifties Game-Show Scam
		Dick wrote TOOJ in the winter of 1957-58, sent it to Lippincott (April 1958), where it was bought July 1958 and published in the spring of 1959.
		Like Ragle, the quiz show contestants who won week after week were celebrities, and the most famous was Charles Van Doren, who appeared on NBC's TWENTY-ONE beginning November 1956, replacing contestant Herb Stempel.
		(The show was promoted that week by NBC with spots asking, "Will Herb Stempel crack the $100,000 mark?" Ragle's contest asked, "Where will the Little Green Man be next?") Van Doren remained on TWENTY-ONE until March 1957.
	www.alphane.com /moon/PalmTree/bhob.htm (1521 words)

	JACK BARRY - ANNOTATED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
		Charles Van Doren, a college professor, first appeared as a contestant on Twenty One on November 28, 1956, defeating champion Herb Stempel on December 5th.
		It was later revealed that Stempel and Van Doren were supplied with the answers and were told when to lose, leading to a Congressional investigation.
		Neither Barry nor Enright were indicted, but Twenty One, which had become the first regular show to beat I Love Lucy in its time slot, was cancelled.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/6_2003/law/JACK_BARRY.htm (190 words)

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