David McCullough

Known for ActingBorn 1933-07-07Died 2022-08-07

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.Read more

Movies & web series

LBJ

The Wright Stuff

George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King

Napoleon

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Smithsonian World

The Civil War

John Adams

Truman

New York: A Documentary Film

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Brooklyn Bridge

Midnight Ramble

The Congress

FDR

Seabiscuit

Huey Long

California Typewriter

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

Seabiscuit: Racing Through History

The Colbert Report

The Donner Party

D-Day Remembered

The Statue of Liberty

American Experience

The Daily Show

60 Minutes

The Words That Built America

David McCullough: Painting with Words

Burden of Genius

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole

'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend

Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

Napoleon

Rescue at Sea

America 1900

New York Underground

Truman

Chicago 1968

The Hurricane of '38

Ike

The World That Moses Built

The Wyeths: A Father and His Family