Ruth Duskin Feldman

Ruth Duskin Feldman (née Ruth Sondra Duskin, June 13, 1934 – May 18, 2015) was a Quiz Kid, author and editor. She was a regular panelist on the Quiz Kids radio show from age 7 until age 16. She wrote and edited several books, including one about her experience on the show.

Ruth Duskin Feldman
BornRuth Sondra Duskin
(1934-06-13)June 13, 1934
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 18, 2015(2015-05-18) (aged 80)
Ontario, California, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
EducationNorthwestern University
Genrenon-fiction.
Spouse
Gilbert Feldman
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(m. 1953)​

Childhood

Ruth could read chemistry books by age 5, and write poetry by age 7.[1] In 1941, at age 7, she joined the Quiz Kids, a quiz radio show featuring gifted child panelists. Her cute appearance and strong command of literature and chemistry made her a favorite among the show's audience. She appeared in 146 episodes of the radio show, and 11 of the television version.[2]

At age 13, she wrote her first book, a novel about chemistry entitled Chemi, the Magician (Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1947). She attended the Chicago Lab School as a teenager, gradually reducing her investment in the Quiz Kids. She left the show at age 16 and attended Northwestern University while continuing to be a panelist on radio and TV shows.[1]

Later life

Later in life, she published a book, Whatever Happened to the Quiz Kids? Perils and Profits of Growing Up Gifted, about her and her fellow Quiz Kids' experiences during and after the show.[1][2] She also coauthored two textbooks on human development and child development, Human Development and A Child’s World: Infancy Through Adolescence, worked for Lerner Newspapers, and edited the journal of the Society for Humanistic Judaism.[2]

She died in 2015.[2]

References
  1. Kates, Joan Giangrasse (2015-06-08). "'Quiz Kid' star Ruth Feldman dies at 80". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  2. Fox, Margalit (2015-06-05). "Ruth Feldman, 80, Dies; Quiz Kid Told What It Was Like in a Book". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
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