David McCullough
Born: 1933-07-07
Died: 2022-08-07
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2017
- California Typewriter as Self
- The Words That Built America as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Burden of Genius as Self – Author, Historian
2014
- The Roosevelts: An Intimate History as Self - Historian
2008
- John Adams ... (Book)
- David McCullough: Painting with Words as Self
2005
2003
- Seabiscuit as Narrator
- 'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend as Self
- Seabiscuit: Racing Through History as Self
- Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend as Self
1999
- New York: A Documentary Film as Self - Commentator
1997
- Truman as Self
- New York Underground as Self - Host
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- The Battle Over Citizen Kane as Self - Host of The American Experience
- The Wright Stuff as Self - Host
1995
- Truman ... (Author)
- Chicago 1968 as Self - Host
1994
- FDR as Narrator
- Midnight Ramble as Introduction
- D-Day Remembered as Self - Narrator
1993
- Ike as Narrator (voice)
- The Hurricane of '38 as Narrator (voice)
1992
- The Donner Party as Narrator (voice)
- George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King as Host
1991
- LBJ as Narrator
1990
- The Civil War as Narrator
1989
- The Congress as Self - Writer / Narrator
- The World That Moses Built as Narrator
1988
- American Experience as Narrator (voice)
1986
1985
- Huey Long as Narrator (voice)
- The Statue of Liberty as Self - Historian / Narrator
1984
- The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God as Narrator (voice)
- Smithsonian World as Self - Host
1981
- Brooklyn Bridge as Self - Narrator (voice)
1968
- 60 Minutes as Self