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David McCullough
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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 both 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 …
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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 both 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.
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David McCullough's Filmography
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California Typewriter
as Self
The Words That Built America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
No Poster
Burden of Genius
as Self – Author, Historian
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole
as Self
David McCullough: Painting with Words
as Self
No Poster
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
as Self
No Poster
Seabiscuit: Racing Through History
as Self
Seabiscuit
as Narrator
No Poster
'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend
as Self
Napoleon
as Narrator
Rescue at Sea
as Narrator
No Poster
America 1900
as Narrator
No Poster
Truman
as Self
New York Underground
as Self - Host
The Wright Stuff
as Self - Host
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self - Host of The American Experience
No Poster
Chicago 1968
as Self - Host
Midnight Ramble
as Introduction
D-Day Remembered
as Self - Narrator
The Hurricane of '38
as Narrator (voice)
Ike
as Narrator (voice)
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
as Host
The Donner Party
as Narrator (voice)
LBJ
as Narrator
The Congress
as Self - Writer / Narrator
No Poster
The World That Moses Built
as Narrator
No Poster
The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
as Self
The Statue of Liberty
as Self - Historian / Narrator
Huey Long
as Narrator (voice)
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
as Narrator (voice)
Brooklyn Bridge
as Self - Narrator (voice)