David McCullough

Acting

Born: 1933-07-07
Died: 2022-08-07
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.5

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.

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Awards & Nominations24 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Ken Burns American Heritage Prize

2017
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Newberry Library Award

2013
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Presidential Medal of Freedom

2006
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Jefferson Lecture

2003
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Pulitzer Prize for Biography

John Adams

2002
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Carl Sandburg Literary Award

2000
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honorary doctor of the University of Miami

1996
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Charles Frankel Prize

1995
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National Book Award

1995
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Helmerich Award

1995
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St. Louis Literary Award

1993
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Francis Parkman Prize

1993
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Pulitzer Prize for Biography

Truman

1993
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Lionel Gelber Prize

1992
Nominated

National Book Award for Nonfiction

Truman

1992
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Guggenheim Fellowship

1986
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National Book Award

Mornings on Horseback

1982
Nominated

Pulitzer Prize for Biography

Mornings on Horseback

1982
🏆 Won

National Book Award

The Path Between the Seas

1978
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Francis Parkman Prize

1978
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Library of Congress Living Legend

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honorary doctorate from Brown University

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Christopher Award

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honorary doctor of the Northeastern University

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National Humanities Medal