Cliff Fadiman Biography
| Born as | Clifton Paul Fadiman |
| Occup. | Author |
| From | USA |
| Born | May 15, 1904
New York City, New York, USA |
| Died | June 15, 1999
New York City, New York, USA |
| Aged | 95 years |
Cliff Fadiman (1904-1999) was an American author, editor, radio as well as television character, and literary critic. He was birthed in Brooklyn, New York, as well as attended Columbia University, where he gained a level in English literary works.
Fadiman started his profession as a publication editor at Simon & Schuster in 1929. He was accountable for editing several of the most influential publications of the 20th century, including The Catcher in the Rye by
J.D. Salinger, The Naked and also the Dead by
Norman Mailer, and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by
Sloan Wilson. He additionally edited the preferred anthology collection The Lifetime Reading Plan, which introduced generations of readers to the standards.
Along with his work as an editor, Fadiman was a respected writer. He created a number of publications, consisting of The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes (1985) as well as The New Lifetime Reading Plan (1996). He also wrote for The New Yorker, The Saturday Review, as well as other publications.
Fadiman was additionally a prominent radio and tv personality. He held the radio show Information Please from 1938 to 1948, and also the television program The Best of Books from 1952 to 1956. He was also a constant guest on The Tonight Show with
Johnny Carson.
Fadiman was a revered literary movie critic and was recognized for his wit and erudition. He belonged to the National Institute of Arts and also Letters and was granted the National Book Award for lifetime accomplishment in 1989. He died in 1999 at the age of 95.
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Related authors: J.D. Salinger (Novelist), Norman Mailer (Novelist), Sloan Wilson (Novelist), Johnny Carson (Comedian)
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