Personal Info
Birth date
1908-04-25 (117 Years)
Day of death
1965-04-27
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Also known as
Edward Roscoe Murrow
Egbert Roscoe Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
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.
Filmography
Studio One
5
Overview:
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.What's My Line?
6.9
Overview:
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
5.75
Overview:
Join visionary philanthropist Bill Gates as he delves into pressing global issues and uncovers cutting-edge technologies that will transform the world.Bobby Kennedy for President
7.7
Overview:
Historic footage and leading voices of the era examine the "Bobby Phenomenon" of the 1960s and the legacy of the man who helped redefine the country.Person to Person
7.667
Overview:
Person to Person is a popular television program in the United States that originally ran from 1953 to 1961. Edward R. Murrow hosted it until 1959, interviewing celebrities in their homes from a comfortable chair in his New York studio. In the last two years of its original run, the host was Charles Collingwood.See It Now
6.667
Overview:
See It Now is an American newsmagazine and documentary series broadcast by CBS from 1951 to 1958. It was created by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly, Murrow being the host of the show. From 1952 to 1957, See It Now won four Emmy Awards and was nominated three other times. It also won a 1952 Peabody Award, which cited itsAround the World in Eighty Days
6.6
Overview:
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
6.222
Overview:
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon.Television: The First Fifty Years
NYR
Overview:
Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter Cronkite, Carol Burnett, and Jay Leno.Sink the Bismarck!
6.807
Overview:
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.The Movie Orgy
6.5
Overview:
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.Mike Wallace Is Here
6.5
Overview:
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on archival footage, the film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Wallace's storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point.Small World
7.333
Overview:
Presents a filmed, intercontinental conversation that links moderator Edward R. Murrow in New York with three internationally known figures located in different parts of the world. What set this apart from other televised interview/discussion programs was the fact that its participants could not see each other but could hear one another via telephone lines and radio.Maria by Callas
7.3
Overview:
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
7.5
Overview:
Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.The Soul of America
6
Overview:
Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the country’s current political and historical moment by examining its past. Based on his 2018 bestseller of the same name.Ethel
6.9
Overview:
Filmmaker Rory Kennedy interviews her mother, Ethel Kennedy, who discusses family, marriage and politics.Satchmo the Great
6
Overview:
In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz at its best to the people of the world. Within the film, the life of Louis Armstrong is portrayed through the music. One of the outstanding scenes in this "biography/docudrama" shows blind songwriter W. C. Handy, with tears streaming down his face, as Armstrong, backed by Leonard Bernstein leading the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, play Handy's immortal "St. Louis Blues."The Night America Trembled
7.5
Overview:
A recreation and commentary on how people reacted to the radio broadcast of The War Of The Worlds in 1938. [An episode of the CBS anthology series "Studio One".]Is Everybody Listening?
5
Overview:
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news and sport.Harvest of Shame
6.6
Overview:
In this CBS News production broadcast on Thanksgiving 1960, Edward R. Murrow points out the plight of migrant farm workers in America. Topics range from the harsh living conditions, endless travel, low wages, and poor opportunities for their children.Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
NYR
Overview:
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by the final difficult years. Includes some of the most celebrated scenes from film adaptations of Williams' work, among them extracts of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951),Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Night of the Iguana, The (1964), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV). Contains footage of Williams being interviewed, including conversations with David Frost, 'Edward R. Murrow (I)', and Melvyn Bragg, as well as reminiscences from people who knew and worked with him, among them Edward Albee, Gore Vidal, and his lifelong friend, Lady Maria St. Just. Features readings from Elia Kazan's Notebook by Kim Hunter.Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
NYR
Overview:
Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of wartime production.The Challenge of Ideas
3.5
Overview:
Various celebrities and news-media figures discuss the polarization of politics between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet bloc, pointing out the need for vigilance and action to protect democracy in the U.S. and abroad.Thomas Hart Benton
7.5
Overview:
Thomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, but Benton hung them in saloons for ordinary people to appreciate.McCarthy
8
Overview:
"McCarthy" chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who came to power after a stunning victory in an election no one thought he could win. Once in office, he declared that there was a vast conspiracy threatening America — emanating not from a rival superpower, but from within. Free of restraint or oversight, he conducted a crusade against those he accused of being enemies of the state, a chilling campaign marked by groundless accusations, bullying intimidation, grandiose showmanship and cruel victimization. With lawyer Roy Cohn at his side, he belittled critics, spinning a web of lies and distortions while spreading fear and confusion. After years in the headlines, he was brought down by his own excesses and overreach. But his name lives on linked to the modern-day witch hunt we call “McCarthyism.”Acting
2024What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2024Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes as Self (archive footage)
2020The Soul of America as Self (archive footage)
2020McCarthy as Self - (archive footage)
2019Mike Wallace Is Here as Self (archive footage)
2018Bobby Kennedy for President (4 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
2017Maria by Callas as Self (archive footage)
2012Ethel as Self (archive footage)
2010Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott as Himself
2007Brando as Self (archive footage)
2006Edward R. Murrow - The Best Of Person To Person as Host
2000Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' as Self (archive footage)
1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Self (archive footage)
1989Thomas Hart Benton as Himself (archive footage)
1986Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend as Self (archive footage)
1968The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
1961The Challenge of Ideas as Self- Narrator
1960Harvest of Shame as Himself
1960Sink the Bismarck! as Himself - Edward R. Murrow
1958Small world: Vivien Leigh as Self- moderator
1958Small World (57 Episodes) as Self – Moderator
1957Satchmo the Great as Unknown
1957The Night America Trembled as Presenter
1956Around the World in Eighty Days as Prologue Narrator
1953Person to Person (7 Episodes) as Self - Host
1953One Plane, One Bomb as Self - Narrator
1951See It Now (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951Survival Under Atomic Attack as Narrator (voice)
1950What's My Line? (1 Episode) as Self
1948Studio One (1 Episode) as Narrator (voice)
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (4 Episodes) as Self
1947Is Everybody Listening? as Newscaster
1942Dover as Himself - Commentator
1941This Is England as Narrator
Writing
1960Harvest of Shame ... Writer
Production
1958Small world: Vivien Leigh ... Producer
1958Small World (57 Episodes) ... Producer
1957Satchmo the Great ... Producer