Biography

Clifton Fadiman was born on May 15, 1904 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Magic Shop (1980), The Lottery (1969) and John Keats: His Life and Death (1973). He was married to Annalee Whitmore. He died on June 20, 1999 in Sanibel Island, Florida, USA.

Brother of William Fadiman and Edwin Miles Fadman

Children: Daughter Anne and son Kim

Host of NBC Radio's "Information Please" (1938-1952).

Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 195-196. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6284 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.