David McCullough

Personal Info

Birthday

July 7, 1933

Day of Death

2022-08-07

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

David McCullough

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.

Known For

American Experience

The Civil War

Seabiscuit

The Donner Party

Ike

Midnight Ramble

FDR

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

Filmography

2017
California Typewriter
as Self
The Words That Built America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Burden of Genius
as Self – Author, Historian
2010
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole
as Self
2008
David McCullough: Painting with Words
as Self
2003
Seabiscuit
as Narrator
1997
Truman
as Self
New York Underground
as Self - Host
1996
The Wright Stuff
as Self - Host
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self - Host of The American Experience
1995
Chicago 1968
as Self - Host
1994
Midnight Ramble
as Introduction
FDR
as Narrator
1993
The Hurricane of '38
as Narrator (voice)
Ike
as Narrator (voice)
1992
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
as Host
The Donner Party
as Narrator (voice)
1991
LBJ
as Narrator
1989
The Congress
as Self - Writer / Narrator
The World That Moses Built
as Narrator
1986
The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
as Self
1985
The Statue of Liberty
as Self - Historian / Narrator
Huey Long
as Narrator (voice)
1984
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
as Narrator (voice)
1981
Brooklyn Bridge
as Self - Narrator (voice)