Richard N. Goodwin, the author, playwright, political adviser and presidential speechwriter whose role in the Congressional quiz show investigation of the late 1950s inspired the Oscar-nominated movie Quiz Show, died peacefully May 20 after a brief bout with cancer at his home in Concord, Massachusetts. He was 86.
Goodwin first worked at the White House at age 29 as an aide to President John F. Kennedy, on whose campaign he’d worked as a speechwriter. He served as Assistant Special Counsel to the President and as a key specialist on the Task Force on Latin-American affairs. He also served as Deputy ...
Goodwin first worked at the White House at age 29 as an aide to President John F. Kennedy, on whose campaign he’d worked as a speechwriter. He served as Assistant Special Counsel to the President and as a key specialist on the Task Force on Latin-American affairs. He also served as Deputy ...
- 5/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Richard N. Goodwin, the author, playwright, political adviser and presidential speechwriter whose role in the Congressional quiz show investigation of the late 1950s inspired the Oscar-nominated movie Quiz Show, died peacefully May 20 after a brief bout with cancer at his home in Concord, Massachusetts. He was 86.
Goodwin first worked at the White House at age 29 as an aide to President John F. Kennedy, on whose campaign he’d worked as a speechwriter. He served as Assistant Special Counsel to the President and as a key specialist on the Task Force on Latin-American affairs. He also served as Deputy ...
Goodwin first worked at the White House at age 29 as an aide to President John F. Kennedy, on whose campaign he’d worked as a speechwriter. He served as Assistant Special Counsel to the President and as a key specialist on the Task Force on Latin-American affairs. He also served as Deputy ...
- 5/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A modern-day take on the famous rigging of 50s game show Twenty-One scores big on historical accuracy
Director: Robert Redford
Entertainment grade: A
History grade: B
In 1958, there was a national scandal when the American television quiz show Twenty-One was revealed to have been rigged.
People
The star of NBC's hit game show Twenty-One is Herbert Stempel (John Turturro). His general knowledge is fantastic, and he appeals to the producers as an archetypal underdog. In this context, that means he's Jewish, working-class, and kind of dorky. His winning streak on the show has made him famous. Not everyone gets him, though. "That Stempel is giving me a headache," grumbles Martin Scorsese. You do not want to give Martin Scorsese a headache. Admittedly, the great director is not playing himself: he's supposed to be a pharmaceutical executive who sponsors Twenty-One. The producers tell Stempel to give the wrong answer to an...
Director: Robert Redford
Entertainment grade: A
History grade: B
In 1958, there was a national scandal when the American television quiz show Twenty-One was revealed to have been rigged.
People
The star of NBC's hit game show Twenty-One is Herbert Stempel (John Turturro). His general knowledge is fantastic, and he appeals to the producers as an archetypal underdog. In this context, that means he's Jewish, working-class, and kind of dorky. His winning streak on the show has made him famous. Not everyone gets him, though. "That Stempel is giving me a headache," grumbles Martin Scorsese. You do not want to give Martin Scorsese a headache. Admittedly, the great director is not playing himself: he's supposed to be a pharmaceutical executive who sponsors Twenty-One. The producers tell Stempel to give the wrong answer to an...
- 12/14/2012
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
It's time for November sweeps, which means one thing: Television execs want to make money off your time! Hooray! And what better way to celebrate the money-grubbing, callous-as-hell world of television than with one of the most damning films about the industry, Quiz Show? This week's Best Movie Ever? selection has everything: Mean TV execs, hot TV stars, annoying TV stars, Rob Morrow's mushmouthed New England accent, Martin Scorsese in an acting role, and enough '50s-style morals to drive the Drapers crazy. I also happen to love it, which means it qualifies to be Best Movie Ever. So there.
Quiz Show, the 1994 Best Picture nominee by director Robert Redford (who also helmed our beloved Ordinary People), takes a close look at the game show scandals of the 1950s when contestants like Herb Stempel (John Turturro) and Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes) answered trivia questions for extraordinary sums of money.
Quiz Show, the 1994 Best Picture nominee by director Robert Redford (who also helmed our beloved Ordinary People), takes a close look at the game show scandals of the 1950s when contestants like Herb Stempel (John Turturro) and Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes) answered trivia questions for extraordinary sums of money.
- 11/12/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
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