2002 Death Barry Took, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman 1979 Death Allan Frank, actor (Charade Quiz), dies at 64 1970 Birthday Mira Sorvino, born in Tenafly, New Jersey, actress, Quiz Show, Norma Jean and Marilyn 1968 Event "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV 1964 Death Carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35 1964 Death Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64 1959 Event Charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21," was fixed 1959 Death Joe Kelly, TV host (Quiz Kids), dies at 57 1949 Event 1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale and Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win 1940 Event "Double or Nothing," a radio quiz show, 1st heard on Mutual Radio Net 1940 Event "Quiz Kids?" premieres on radio 1938 Event Radio quiz show "Information Please!" debuts on NBC Blue Network 1936 Event "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres 1932 Birthday John Barrymore, Jr., born in Beverly Hills, California, actor, Pantomine Quiz 1928 Birthday Barry Took, born in Muswell Hill, North London, England, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman 1927 Birthday Tom Kennedy, born in Louisville, Kentucky, quiz host, You Don't Say, Name That Tune 1913 Birthday David Hunt, British diplomat/quiz winner 1907 Birthday Froelich Rainey, born in Wisconsin, quiz moderator, What in the World 1904 Birthday Clifton Fadiman, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV host, Information Please, Quiz Kids 1899 Birthday Ralph Dumke, Indiana, actor, Movieland Quiz
