Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow

Actor · Producer · Writer

Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
April 25, 1908

Biography

Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He first gained prominence during World War II with a series of live radio broadcasts from Europe for the news division of CBS. During the war he recruited and worked closely with a team of war correspondents who came to be known as the Murrow Boys.

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Representative Works

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
/ English
Remembering Marilyn
Remembering Marilyn
9.0
/ English
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck!
6.8
/ English
Maria by Callas
Maria by Callas
7.3
/ English
Brando
Brando
6.8
/ English
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
9.0
/ English
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here
6.5
/ English
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
6.8
/ English
Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Soul of America
The Soul of America
6.3
/ English
The Night America Trembled
The Night America Trembled
7.5
/ English
Ethel
Ethel
6.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Around the World in 80 Days
1956Nominee

Best Performance

Around the World in 80 Days

Sink the Bismarck!
1960Nominee

Best Performance

Sink the Bismarck!

Maria by Callas
2017Nominee

Best Performance

Maria by Callas

Career Highlights

Brando
2007Highlight

Best Performance

Brando

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994Highlight

Best Performance

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

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