David McCullough
Born
1933-07-07
Died
2022-08-07
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 n...
Known for
Seabiscuit
Narrator
The Daily Show
Self
The Colbert Report
TV Series
The Civil War
Narrator
60 Minutes
Self
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
American Experience
Self - Host
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Self - Historian
California Typewriter
Self
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Self - Host of The American Experience
Brooklyn Bridge
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Statue of Liberty
Self - Historian / Narrator
The Words That Built America
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Donner Party
Narrator (voice)
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Narrator (voice)