Walter Cronkite
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The Twentieth Century: With Walter Cronkite, Daniel Schorr, Winston Burdett, Peter Kalischer. A long-running documentary series concerning the news and cultural events which shaped the 20th century. It also offered interpretations of the meaning of certain events, and placed wars and assassinations within the wider context of their era.
- (83)
- 1957-10-20
- Documentary, History
- 30
The series produced 112 historical compilation films and 107 "originally photographed documentaries" or contemporary documentaries, each running a half-hour. Productions were narrated by Walter Cronkite and drew on the resources of CBS News.
- 219
- October 20, 1957 –, 1966
- 9
- CBS
The Twentieth Century was a documentary television program, sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company, which ran on the CBS network from 20 October 1957 until 4 January 1970. It was hosted by Walter Cronkite. The opening and closing theme music was written by composer George Antheil.
In 1957, he began hosting The Twentieth Century (eventually renamed The 20th Century), a documentary series about important historical events of the century composed almost exclusively of newsreel footage and interviews.
- 1935–2009
- 3, including Kathy
- Walter Leland Cronkite Jr., November 4, 1916, St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
- University of Texas at Austin
1954. Anchors the Democratic and Republican conventions. Begins coverage of American space program. Narrates the series, AIR POWER, which runs for two years. 1956. Narrates and hosts the...
Apr 29, 2024 · He was the longtime anchor of the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1962–81), for which he reported on many of the most historic events of the latter half of the 20th century. As a boy, Cronkite was an avid reader of books, magazines, and newspapers.
