David McCullough
Historian, Author
1933 –
Who is David McCullough?
David Gaub McCullough is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of 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; and he has since written eight more on such topics as Harry S Truman, John Adams, and the Brooklyn Bridge. McCullough has also narrated multiple documentaries, as well as the 2003 film Seabiscuit; and he hosted American Experience for twelve years.
McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, Truman and John Adams, have been adapted by HBO into a TV film and a mini-series, respectively. McCullough's most recent history, The Greater Journey, is about Americans in Paris from the 1830s to the 1900s.
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- Born
- Jul 7, 1933
Pittsburgh - Also known as
- David Gaub McCullough
- Parents
- Spouses
- Rosalee Ingram Barnes
(1954 - )
- Rosalee Ingram Barnes
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Scotch-Irish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Yale University
English Literature
(1951 - 1955) - Shady Side Academy
- Bachelor of Arts, Yale University
- Lived in
- Boston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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