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Clifton Fadiman (May 15, 1904 - June 20, 1999) was an American intellectual, author, radio and television personality. Fadiman grew up in Brooklyn and was a nephew of the child prodigy William James Sidis. A graduate of Columbia University, he worked for Simon & Schuster for ten years, ending as its chief editor. He spent another ten years (1933-1943) in charge of The New Yorker's book review section and in 1944 became a judge for the Book of the Month Club. His witticisms and sayings were... full article at wikipedia
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