Final Jeopardy: Name’s the Same (8-29-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (8-29-23) in the category “Name’s the Same” was:

Name shared by a Victorian novelist & an 1805 flagship captain whose name is heard in a famous phrase

It’s the second final match of the 2022 Tournament of Champions with the three finalists: Amy Schneider, Andrew He and Sam Buttrey.

TODAY’S RERUN: 2022 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, FINAL NO. 2. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE GAME RECAP AND TRIPLE STUMPERS.

This NOW STREAMING ON DuMONT+ category is from Double Jeopardy!
$400: You can binge “Man Against Crime”, one of the first shows about someone in this job, preceding Mannix & Veronica Mars
$800: In 1954 DuMont had a sitcom with this title starring Gertrude Berg as Molly, not Wendi McLendon-Covey as Beverly
$1200: Watch “Cavalcade of Stars”, on which Jackie Gleason introduced this bus driver character, with Pert Kelton as his wife Alice
$1600: Don’t miss “The Morey Amsterdam Show” with this future “Valley of the Dolls” novelist as Lola the Cigarette Girl
$2000: We’ve got the Feb. 21, 1953 “Life is Worth Living” where Bishop Sheen predicts death for this Communist; 12 days later, bingo

Answers: show

Here is the highlights video from the game, which includes the Final Jeopardy! round