Ross, Leonard

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Ross, Leonard
Date of birth
1945-07-07
Date of death
1985-05-01
Gender
male
MARC
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 57858612
Wikidata: Q6525684
Library of congress: n 50046302
Sources of Information
  • Kendall, D. The lottery and the draft: where do I stand? 1970
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1945)

Wikipedia description:

Leonard "Lenny" M. Ross, (July 7, 1945 – May 1, 1985) was an American teacher, lawyer, and government official who was famous for his celebrity as a child prodigy and television game show contestant. Ross's game show winnings, totaling $164,000 (equivalent to $1,880,000 in 2025), were for two months in the spring of 1957 the highest ever earned on a United States television game show.

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