David McCullough
Known For
Acting
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 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.
Most Known For
The Daily Show
as Self
The Colbert Report
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
American Experience
as Host
60 Minutes
as Self
The Civil War
as Narrator
Seabiscuit
as Narrator
FDR
as Narrator
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Self - Historian
Truman
as Self
Brooklyn Bridge
as Self - Narrator (voice)
New York: A Documentary Film
as Self - Commentator
The Words That Built America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Napoleon
as Narrator
Napoleon
as Self - Narrator (voice)
California Typewriter
as Self
Huey Long
as Narrator (voice)
The Donner Party
as Narrator (voice)
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self - Host of The American Experience
Smithsonian World
as Self - Host