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Don Hewitt(1922-2009)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Don Hewitt
Don Hewitt was born on 14 December 1922 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for 60 Minutes (1968), Who's Who (1977) and CBS Television News (1948). He was previously married to Marilyn Berger, Frankie Hewitt and Mary Weaver. He died on 19 August 2009 in Bridgehampton, New York, USA.
BornDecember 14, 1922
DiedAugust 19, 2009(86)
BornDecember 14, 1922
DiedAugust 19, 2009(86)
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  • Awards
    • 21 wins & 31 nominations

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Don Hewitt, Dan Rather, Harry Reasoner, Morley Safer, and Mike Wallace in 60 Minutes (1968)

Known for:

60 Minutes (1968)
60 Minutes
7.5
TV Series
  • Producer(1968-2004)
Who's Who
TV Series
  • Producer
CBS Television News
TV Series
  • Producer
The CBS Afternoon News with Douglas Edwards
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes - At Home Holiday Special (2020)
    Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes - At Home Holiday Special
    • producer: 2007 production
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Where's Molly
    • consulting producer
    • 2007
  • Radio City Christmas Spectacular (2007)
    Radio City Christmas Spectacular
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? (2006)
    Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?
    • producer
    • 2006
  • 60 Minutes (1968)
    60 Minutes
    • executive producer
    • senior producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1968–2005
  • 60 Minutes II (1999)
    60 Minutes II
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • The CBS Afternoon News with Douglas Edwards
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1962–1988
  • John F. Kennedy
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 1981
  • Who's Who
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • CBS Reports (1959)
    CBS Reports
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1968
  • A Night at Ford's Theater
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1968
  • Saigon
    • executive producer
    • 1967
  • Douglas Edwards in CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1962)
    CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1962–1963
  • Years of Crisis
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1961–1962

Director

  • Years of Crisis
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1961–1962
  • Opening Night at Lincoln Center
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 1962
  • The CBS Afternoon News with Douglas Edwards
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1962
  • John Glenn in CBS News Extra: Project Mercury flight of Frienship 7 (1962)
    CBS News Extra: Project Mercury flight of Frienship 7
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1962
  • Elvis Presley in The Twentieth Century (1957)
    The Twentieth Century
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • See It Now (1951)
    See It Now
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1951–1955
  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1954–1955
  • One Plane, One Bomb
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1953
  • The News and It's Meaning
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1950
  • Presidential Timber
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1948
  • U.N. Casebook
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1948
  • CBS Television News
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1948

Writer

  • Who's Who
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • 60 Minutes (1968)
    60 Minutes
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official CBS bio page
  • Born
    • December 14, 1922
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 19, 2009
    • Bridgehampton, New York, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouses
      Marilyn BergerApril 14, 1979 - August 19, 2009 (his death)
  • Other works
    (book) "Minute by Minute - 60 Minutes". New York: Random House, 1985. ISBN-10: 5551250423; ISBN-13: 978-5551250425
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 8 Articles

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    Father of Steven Hewitt.

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