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- Birth nameFerdinand Friendly Wachenheimer
- Fred W. Friendly was born on October 30, 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and editor, known for CBS Reports (1959), General Electric Theater (1953) and See It Now (1951). He was married to Ruth Weiss Mark and Dorothy Greene. He died on March 3, 1998 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesRuth Weiss Mark(June 16, 1968 - March 3, 1998) (his death)Dorothy Greene(June 1947 - January 1968) (divorced, 3 children)
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 216-219 (as Mike Francovich). New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Is portrayed by George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
- Friendly's 1967 book "Due To Circumstances Beyond Our Control..." deals with his experiences working at CBS News and his friendship and close working relationship with broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. The book includes material on Murrow's famous broadcast on Senator Joseph McCarthy and Friendly's resignation from CBS News. Friendly left CBS after the network management decided to preempt coverage of a Congressional hearing on American involvement in the Vietnam war and broadcast a rerun of I Love Lucy (1951) in its place.
- Producer together with Edward R. Murrow of See It Now (1951).
- Started to work in a Rhode Island radio and became famous as executive producer of CBS Reports (1959) from 1959 to 1964.
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