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Richard Threlkeld(1937-2012)

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Richard Threlkeld
Richard Threlkeld was born on 30 November 1937 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for FDR (1982), ABC Close-Up! (1960) and The CBS Morning News (1963). He was previously married to Betsy Aaron and Sharon Anne Adams. He died on 13 January 2012 in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, USA.
BornNovember 30, 1937
DiedJanuary 13, 2012(74)
BornNovember 30, 1937
DiedJanuary 13, 2012(74)
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Known for:

FDR (1982)
FDR
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1982
ABC Close-Up! (1960)
ABC Close-Up!
6.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Phyllis George and Bill Kurtis in The CBS Morning News (1963)
The CBS Morning News
5.0
TV Series
  • Self - Co-Anchor (1977-1979)
  • 1963
Diagnosis: Malpractice
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1986

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Writer

  • ABC Close-Up! (1960)
    ABC Close-Up!
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Diagnosis: Malpractice
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1986
  • FDR (1982)
    FDR
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1982

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 30, 1937
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • January 13, 2012
    • Amagansett, Long Island, New York, USA(automobile accident)
  • Spouses
      Betsy Aaron1983 - January 13, 2012 (his death)
  • Other works
    Author of non-fiction book, "Dispatches From the Former Evil Empire."
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    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    On April 29, 1975 while covering the Vietnam War, he was on one of the last helicopters to depart the United States embassy in Saigon as the city fell to the Communists.
  • Quotes
    I don't like to horse trade. I'm not a horse. After I decided ABC was the best place for me to go it would have been wrong to make a verbal agreement and take it back to CBS to see what they could do. [They] are the Rolls-Royce of TV news - traditional, utterly dependable and very predictable, while ABC is like a Ferrari - real fast, not always predictable, but a lot of fun. At this stage of my life [age 43] I'm in a Ferrari mood.

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