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David Gaub McCullough (; July 7, 1933 – August 7, 2022) was an American popular historian. He was a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 2006, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, McCullough earned a degree in English literature from Yale University. His first book was The Johnstown Flood (1968), and he wrote nine more on such topics as Harry S. Truman, John Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Panama Canal, and the Wright brothers. McCullough also narrated numerous documentaries, such as The Civil War by Ken Burns, as well as the 2003 film Seabiscuit, and he hosted the PBS television documentary series American Experience for twelve years.McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning books—Truman and John Adams—were adapted by HBO into a TV film and a miniseries, respectively.
Filmography
all 42
self 33
Movies 29
TV Shows 13
Narrator 4
Voice 2
Writer 1
The Words That Built America (2017)
Burden of Genius (2017)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Napoleon (2000)
Napoleon (2000)
Eleanor Roosevelt (2000)
New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
The Century: America's Time (1999)
Save Our History (1999)
New York Underground (1997)
The Wright Stuff (1996)
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)
Truman (1995)
FDR (1994)
D-Day Remembered (1994)
The Hurricane of '38 (1993)
Ike (1993)
Degenerate Art (1993)
The Donner Party (1992)
LBJ (1991)
The Civil War (1990)
The Congress (1989)
American Experience (1988)
The Statue of Liberty (1985)
Huey Long (1985)
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)
Brooklyn Bridge (1981)
American Presidents: Life Portraits
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GenderMale
Birthday1933-07-07
Deathday2022-08-07 (89 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesBoston, United States of America
AwardsHonorary doctorate from Brown University, Carl Sandburg Literary Award, St. Louis Literary Award, Library of Congress Living Legend, Jefferson Lecture, honorary doctor of the University of Miami, honorary doctor of the Northeastern University, Charles Frankel Prize, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Newberry Library Award, Helmerich Award, Francis Parkman Prize, Christopher Award, Lionel Gelber Prize, National Humanities Medal, Guggenheim Fellowship, National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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