Dorothy Graffe Van Doren

Dorothy Graffe Van Doren

Dorothy Graffe (May 2, 1896 - February 21, 1993) was an American novelist.

In 1922 she married Pulitzer Prize-winner Mark Van Doren. Their eldest son Charles Van Doren became famous after winning the rigged game show Twenty-One. She was played by actress Elizabeth Wilson in the film dramatizing the ensuing scandal, Quiz Show.


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