TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: FRENCH NOVELISTS 
Clue: A relative of Henri Bergson's wife, he used Bergson's mystical concepts of time in his most famous work

SOLUTION: marcel proust

PROBLEM: Category: CABLE TELEVISION 
Clue: 2002's "A Season on the Brink" was this cable network's first original movie

SOLUTION: espn/espn2

PROBLEM: Category: U.S. STATESMEN 
Clue: Between 1803 & 1848, he served as a U.S. senator, Sec. of State, president & congressman, in that order

SOLUTION:
john quincy adams