Clifton Paul Fadiman (1904 - 1999)

Born 15 May 1904 in United States

Ancestors

Husband of Annalee (Whitmore) Fadiman — married 1950 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Died 20 Jun 1999 at age 95 in Sanibel, Lee, Florida, United States

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Biography

Clifton Paul "Kip" Fadiman (May 15, 1904 – June 20, 1999) was an American intellectual, author, editor, radio and television personality. He began his work with the radio, and switched to television later in his career.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Fadiman was a nephew of the emigree Russian psychologist Boris Sidis and a first cousin of the child prodigy William James Sidis.

Fadiman grew up in Brooklyn. His mother worked as a nurse; his father, Isadore, immigrated from Russia in 1892 and worked as a druggist.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6653744/clifton-fadiman

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Fadiman

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54C-ZFV : accessed 14 November 2020), Clifton Fadiman in household of Isadore M Fadiman, Brooklyn Ward 25, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration dis...

• "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS5-MD94 : 19 June 2017), Clifton Fadiman and Anna Lee Jacoby, 1950, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States;Marriage, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, from Reclaim the Records, The NYC Marriage Index (http://www.nycmarriageindex.com : 2016); citing New York City Clerk's Office.

• "Arizona, Payson, Obituaries, 1948-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W7-C9GM : 26 October 2019), Mr Clifton Fadiman, 1999.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKRQ-8M5 : 21 August 2020), Clifton Fadiman, 20 Jun 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).