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Edward R. Murrow

Acting

Born April 25, 1908 · Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Died April 27, 1965

Also known as Edward Roscoe Murrow · Egbert Roscoe Murrow

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Biography

Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He first gained prominence during World War II with a series of live radio broadcasts from Europe for the news division of CBS. During the war he recruited and worked closely with a team of war correspondents who came to be known as the Murrow Boys.

Awards & recognition

  • Television Hall of Fame · 1984
  • Trustees Award · 1966
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1964
  • George Polk Award · 1952
  • George Polk Award · 1951
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  • Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Peabody Awards
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography12 titles

McCarthy

2020as Self - (archive footage)

Bobby Kennedy for President

2018as Self (archive footage)

Thomas Hart Benton

1989as Himself (archive footage)

Maria By Callas

2017as Self (archive footage)

What's My Line?

1950as Self

Ethel

2012as Self (archive footage)

Sink the Bismarck!

1960as Himself - Edward R. Murrow

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Around the World in 80 Days

1956as Prologue Narrator

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019as Self (archive footage)

The Soul of America

2020as Self (archive footage)

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates

as Self (archive footage)