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Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. Although he reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombing in World War II, the Nuremberg trials, combat in the Vietnam War, the death of President John F. Kennedy, the death of civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr., Watergate, and the Iran Hostage Crisis, he was known for extensive TV coverage of the U.S. space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of a Moon-rock award. Cronkite is well known for his departing catchphrase "And that's the way it is," followed by the date on which the appearance is aired. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Cronkite, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Personal information

Birthday

1916-11-04

Birth Place

St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Movies and TV shows :

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

1997

7.2

Movie
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

1989

0.0

Movie
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

2005

6.4

Movie
A Private Battle

A Private Battle

1980

0.0

Movie
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

0.0

Movie
poster

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

1998

8.2

TV
All Power to the People!

All Power to the People!

1996

5.8

Movie
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

7.7

Movie
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

2002

6.4

Movie
Amateur Radio Today

Amateur Radio Today

2003

0.0

Movie
America's Choir: The Story of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

America's Choir: The Story of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

2004

0.0

Movie
poster

American Experience

1988

7.5

TV
An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

1988

0.0

Movie
Apollo 11

Apollo 11

2019

7.8

Movie
Apollo 13: Survival

Apollo 13: Survival

2024

7.2

Movie
Apollo 13: The Inside Story

Apollo 13: The Inside Story

2006

0.0

Movie
Apollo: Missions to the Moon

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

2019

7.3

Movie
Apollo: The Forgotten Films

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

2019

7.3

Movie
As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy

As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy

1993

0.0

Movie
Back to Neverland

Back to Neverland

1989

6.8

Movie
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

1993

5.6

Movie
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

2019

7.7

Movie
poster

CBS Evening News

1963

4.6

TV
poster

Challenger: The Final Flight

2020

7.1

TV
poster

Charlie Rose

1991

5.6

TV
Chicago 10

Chicago 10

2008

6.0

Movie
poster

Climax!

1954

3.0

TV
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021

6.8

Movie
Dateline: Saigon

Dateline: Saigon

2017

8.0

Movie
poster

Dinah!

1974

6.5

TV
poster

Dinosaur!

1991

0.0

TV
poster

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

TV
Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years

Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years

2005

0.0

Movie
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

7.7

Movie
Ethel

Ethel

2012

6.9

Movie
Fail Safe

Fail Safe

2000

6.9

Movie
poster

Fiasco

2021

0.0

TV
Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon

2024

6.9

Movie
Gloria: In Her Own Words

Gloria: In Her Own Words

2011

6.7

Movie
poster

Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

2018

0.0

Movie
I Am Jackie O

I Am Jackie O

2020

8.7

Movie
I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor

2019

6.8

Movie
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

1983

0.0

Movie
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

1988

0.0

Movie
JFK II: The Bush Connection

JFK II: The Bush Connection

2003

6.0

Movie
JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

2023

6.0

Movie
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

2013

10.0

Movie
John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

1989

0.0

Movie
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

2003

0.0

Movie
Killing John F. Kennedy

Killing John F. Kennedy

2020

0.0

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
Led Zeppelin Played Here

Led Zeppelin Played Here

2014

8.0

Movie
Legacy of War

Legacy of War

2008

0.0

Movie
poster

Liberty's Kids

2002

7.4

TV
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

6.9

Movie
Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite

Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite

2008

6.0

Movie
Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

0.0

Movie
poster

Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

1969

9.0

TV
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

2017

6.2

Movie
Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

6.5

Movie
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

7.3

Movie
Milk

Milk

2008

7.2

Movie
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

2007

6.0

Movie
poster

Murphy Brown

1988

6.4

TV
Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

2004

0.0

Movie
New England Our Way

New England Our Way

1974

0.0

Movie
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

2013

0.0

Movie
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

4.0

Movie
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014

7.2

Movie
O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia

O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia

2001

0.0

Movie
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

2006

6.0

Movie
Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story

Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story

2006

0.0

Movie
Reversing Roe

Reversing Roe

2018

7.3

Movie
S.O.S. Planet

S.O.S. Planet

2002

5.5

Movie
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

2019

6.5

Movie
Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite

Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite

2003

0.0

Movie
Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance

Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance

1998

0.0

Movie
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990

10.0

Movie
SS United States: Lady in Waiting

SS United States: Lady in Waiting

2008

9.0

Movie
SS United States: Made in America

SS United States: Made in America

2013

8.8

Movie
Studio 54

Studio 54

2018

6.4

Movie
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

7.7

Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

0.0

Movie
poster

The American President

2000

0.0

TV
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020

7.2

Movie
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
The Dream Is Alive

The Dream Is Alive

1985

7.5

Movie
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Incredible Turk

The Incredible Turk

1958

8.0

Movie
The Janes

The Janes

2022

5.6

Movie
The Making of 'Network'

The Making of 'Network'

2006

0.0

Movie
The Making of an Underground Film

The Making of an Underground Film

1965

6.0

Movie
The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World

2014

6.8

Movie
The Martha Mitchell Effect

The Martha Mitchell Effect

2022

6.3

Movie
poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

7.5

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

6.2

Movie
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

2017

7.9

Movie
The Nuremberg Trials

The Nuremberg Trials

2006

8.0

Movie
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

7.5

Movie
The Price of Liberty

The Price of Liberty

1951

0.0

Movie
The Reagan Show

The Reagan Show

2017

6.5

Movie
The Real Right Stuff

The Real Right Stuff

2020

6.4

Movie
poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
The Secret of the Wild Child

The Secret of the Wild Child

1994

8.0

Movie
poster

The Seventies

2015

7.5

TV
poster

The Sixties

2014

7.2

TV
poster

The Steve Allen Show

1956

5.0

TV
poster

The Twentieth Century

1957

8.0

TV
The U.S. vs. John Lennon

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006

6.6

Movie
Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days

2000

7.0

Movie
This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

7.1

Movie
Titanic: Treasure of the Deep

Titanic: Treasure of the Deep

1992

0.0

Movie
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
poster

Two for the Money

1952

0.0

TV
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

2021

6.6

Movie
Valentino's Ghost

Valentino's Ghost

2013

5.7

Movie
poster

Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite

1985

0.0

TV
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

1981

0.0

Movie
poster

War and Civilization

1998

0.0

TV
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

1993

6.1

Movie
Who Shot President Kennedy?

Who Shot President Kennedy?

1988

0.0

Movie
poster

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

2020

6.6

TV
Why was Cairo Calm

Why was Cairo Calm

1982

0.0

Movie
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

You Are There

1953

5.7

TV