Clifton Fadiman

Clifton Fadiman

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles

#1The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Self

7.5 / 10
Talk

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

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#2What's My Line?

Drama Series - 1950, 16 episodes as Self

7.0 / 10
FamilyComedy

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

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#3Critic at Large

Drama Series - 1948, 16 episodes as Himself

7.0 / 10
Talk

Author and critic John Mason Brown, who once commented that "some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes," offered this intellectual alternative in 1948-1949. It consisted of an informal living-room discussion on the arts with two or three guests, of the caliber of author James Michener, producer Billy Rose, publishrer Bennet Cerf, and critic Bosley Crowther. The subjects ranged from modern art to new novels, films, the theater and fashions.

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#4Information Please: Series 1, No. 1

Movie - 1939, 2h 15m as Himself - Host

6.1 / 10
Family

Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 is a 1939 short film of the famous show from RKO Radio. The segment stars Clifton Fadiman, Rex Stout, and John Kieran.It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel, a rare instance of a game show being nominated for an Academy Award.

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