Edward R. Murrow

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About this star

  • Category: Radio
  • Star rank: 1496
  • Address:
    6299 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
  • GPS location:
    34.101746, -118.326552

Biography

April 8, 1956: CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow talking to reporters during a stop in Wiesbaden, Germany

Source: Wikipedia

Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.

Fact file

  • Born: April 25, 1908 Guilford County, North Carolina
  • Died: April 27, 1965 (aged 57) Pawling, Dutchess County, New York
  • Alma mater: Washington State University
  • Occupation: Journalist
  • Political party: Democratic
  • Spouse(s): Janet Huntington Brewster
  • Children: Charles Casey Murrow

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    6442 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Wilcox and Cahuenga