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. 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.

Known For

The Daily Show

The Colbert Report

American Experience

American Experience

60 Minutes

The Civil War

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Seabiscuit

All Movies (32)

• California Typewriter2017 · as Self
• The Words That Built America2017 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Burden of Genius2017 · as Self – Author, Historian
• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole2010 · as Self
• David McCullough: Painting with Words2008 · as Self
• Seabiscuit: Racing Through History2003 · as Self
• Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend2003 · as Self
• Seabiscuit2003 · as Narrator
• 'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend2003 · as Self
• Napoleon2000 · as Narrator
• Rescue at Sea1999 · as Narrator
• America 19001998 · as Narrator
• Truman1997 · as Self
• New York Underground1997 · as Self - Host
• The Wright Stuff1996 · as Self - Host
• The Battle Over Citizen Kane1996 · as Self - Host of The American Experience
• Chicago 19681995 · as Self - Host
• Midnight Ramble1994 · as Introduction
• FDR1994 · as Narrator
• D-Day Remembered1994 · as Self - Narrator
• The Hurricane of '381993 · as Narrator (voice)
• Ike1993 · as Narrator (voice)
• George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King1992 · as Host
• The Donner Party1992 · as Narrator (voice)
• LBJ1991 · as Narrator
• The Congress1989 · as Self - Writer / Narrator
• The World That Moses Built1989 · as Narrator
• The Wyeths: A Father and His Family1986 · as Self
• The Statue of Liberty1985 · as Self - Historian / Narrator
• Huey Long1985 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God1984 · as Narrator (voice)
• Brooklyn Bridge1981 · as Self - Narrator (voice)

All TV Shows (10)

• The Roosevelts: An Intimate History2014 · as Self - Historian
• The Colbert Report2005
• Napoleon2000 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• New York: A Documentary Film1999 · as Self - Commentator
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Civil War1990 · as Narrator (voice)
• American Experience1988 · as Narrator (voice)
• American Experience1988 · as Self - Host
• Smithsonian World1984 · as Self - Host
• 60 Minutes1968 · as Self