- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrederick Langdon Yates Jr.
- At the time of his death-- killed by gunfire while covering the Six Day War in the Middle East in 1967-- Ted Yates was among the most honored and respected of television's news documentary filmmakers. He was known as a tenacious reporter and producer who had produced seminal documentary films for NBC in the 1960s. He was a pioneer in television documentary, with an intimate understanding of the medium's visual power. During a tribute broadcast following his death, his colleagues described him as "not a daredevil but a dedicated professional."- IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous
- SpouseMary Yates(July 17, 1954 - June 5, 1967) (his death, 3 children)
- Friend of Mike Wallace.
- CBS News producer.
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