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Edward R. Murrow(1908-1965)

  • Producer
  • Editor
  • Writer
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Edward R. Murrow
Pioneering radio and TV reporter who was the dominant figure in American broadcast journalism during its early years. His dramatic, in-person coverage of the Anschluss (German union with Austria), the 1939 German-Soviet invasion of Poland, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, brought him widespread renown among the public and eternal esteem among his fellow journalists.
BornApril 25, 1908
DiedApril 27, 1965(57)
BornApril 25, 1908
DiedApril 27, 1965(57)
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  • Won 6 Primetime Emmys
    • 15 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
  • Edward R. Murrow - Prologue Narrator(uncredited)
  • 1956
See It Now (1951)
See It Now
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Sink the Bismarck!
7.2
  • Edward R. Murrow
  • 1960
CBS Reports (1959)
CBS Reports
7.2
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer



  • CBS Reports (1959)
    CBS Reports
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959–1960
  • Small World
    8.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958–1960
  • Person to Person (1953)
    Person to Person
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1953–1959
  • Montgomery Speaks His Mind
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1959
  • The Lost Class of '59
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1959
  • See It Now (1951)
    See It Now
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • co-producer
    • 1951–1958
  • Louis Armstrong and Edward R. Murrow in Satchmo the Great (1957)
    Satchmo the Great
    8.2
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Years of Crisis
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1953–1956
  • One Plane, One Bomb
    Short
    • producer
    • 1953

Editor



  • Montgomery Speaks His Mind
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1959
  • The Lost Class of '59
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1959
  • See It Now (1951)
    See It Now
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1951–1958

Writer



  • CBS Reports (1959)
    CBS Reports
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960
  • Montgomery Speaks His Mind
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • The Lost Class of '59
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Louis Armstrong and Edward R. Murrow in Satchmo the Great (1957)
    Satchmo the Great
    8.2
    • written by
    • 1957
  • See It Now (1951)
    See It Now
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1953–1955
  • One Plane, One Bomb
    Short
    • script
    • 1953

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Edward Murrow
  • Born
    • April 25, 1908
    • Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • April 27, 1965
    • Pawling, New York, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Janet MurrowOctober 27, 1934 - April 27, 1965 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Casey Murrow
  • Parents
      Isla Ethel Lamb
  • Relatives
      Lacey Van Buren Murrow(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Magazine ad: the Pan-American Coffee Bureau (1953)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 12 Print Biographies
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 3 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Murrow's public attacks on Senator Joseph McCarthy were prompted by the suicide of Murrow's friend, former State Department official Laurence Duggan, whom had been accused of being a spy for the Soviet Union. Responding to Murrow, McCarthy challenged him to debate William F. Buckley about Communists within the U.S. Government; Murrow refused. Decrypted cables and archived documents later confirmed that Duggan was, in fact, a Soviet agent.
  • Quotes
    "Dear Sir or Madam: You may be right." This was Murrow's standard postcard reply to any and all critics who wrote to him.
  • Trademark
      Signed off every radio show with "Good Night, and Good Luck"
  • Nicknames
    • Ed
    • Blow
    • Egg

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