Monday Reads

 Anybody who creates a disturbance on an airplane should be thrown in jail and never, ever allowed on a plane ever again.

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Obituary:  Elfrida von Nardroff, who gained notoriety during the quiz show scandals, has died.  She died of a stroke at the age of 96.

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Elfrida von Nardroff appeared on the fixed 1950s TV quiz show “Twenty-One,” a popular program that was hosted by Jack Barry. She won $220,500, more than any contestant on the show. The most famous participant in the scandal was Charles Van Doren (1926–2019), whose story was the focus of the feature film, “Quiz Show.” A congressional investigation in 1959 proved that contestants on the show were given answers in advance by producers who wanted audience favorites to keep winning for ratings. von Nardroff pleaded guilty to perjury and received a suspended sentence. She worked various jobs before appearing on “Twenty-One” and afterwards worked in advertising and real estate.   

NYT obit:

In 1960, Mr. Hogan convened another grand jury to determine whether perjury charges should be filed against those who had lied to the previous panel. He said that many of the more than 100 witnesses, including Ms. Nardroff, had lied.

She, Mr. Van Doren and 12 other contestants were arrested that October and charged with second-degree perjury, a misdemeanor. She and nine other contestants, including Mr. Van Doren, pleaded guilty in early 1962 and received suspended sentences.

In the years after the case, Ms. von Nardroff held jobs at the Bureau of Advertising and at the ad agencies Foote, Cone & Belding (now FCB) and Grey Advertising (now Grey Group). She was later a vice president of Ambrose Mar-Elia, a real estate firm

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