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.
Movie Appearances
Seabiscuit
as Narrator
2003
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
as Narrator (voice)
1984
The Congress
as Self - Writer / Narrator
1989
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self - Host of The American Experience
1996
The Hurricane of '38
as Narrator (voice)
1993
The Donner Party
as Narrator (voice)
1992
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole
as Self
2010
David McCullough: Painting with Words
as Self
2008
Burden of Genius
as Self – Author, Historian
2017
New York Underground
as Self - Host
1997
The Statue of Liberty
as Self - Historian / Narrator
1985
Brooklyn Bridge
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1981
Napoleon
as Narrator
2000
California Typewriter
as Self
2017
Huey Long
as Narrator (voice)
1985
The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
as Self
1986
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
as Host
1992
The Wright Stuff
as Self - Host
1996
LBJ
as Narrator
1991
FDR
as Narrator
1994
TV Appearances
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Colbert Report
2005
60 Minutes
as Self
1968
The Civil War
as Narrator
1990
New York: A Documentary Film
as Self - Commentator
1999
Napoleon
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2000
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
1988
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Self - Historian
2014
Smithsonian World
as Self - Host
1984
American Experience
as Self - Host
1988