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Edward R. Murrow

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Also known as Edward Roscoe Murrow, Egbert Murrow, Edward Murrow, Ed Murrow

American broadcast journalist (1908–1965)

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Edward R. Murrow was an American person who lived from April 25, 1908, to April 27, 1965. He had one child. His work is categorized under spoken word, and he is associated with five works according to Crossref records. Open Library lists twenty works attributed to him, including *This I Believe Volume 2*, *The personal philosophies of one hundred thoughful men and women. This I believe*, *Loose Dreams*, and *Public Speaking and Relationships in the Digital Age (Washington State University)*.

Murrow has been recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection, and the Peabody Award collection. He is referenced by 714 other encyclopedia articles. Notable quotes attributed to him include “Good night, and good luck.” and “No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.”

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Wikiquote, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
20

Top works

  • ʻAllamatnī al-hayāh
  • This I Believe Volume 2
  • The personal philosophies of one hundred thoughful men and women. This I believe
  • Loose Dreams
  • Public Speaking and Relationships in the Digital Age (Washington State University)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1908-04-25
Active to
1965-04-27

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
617
Total plays
3,745

Tags

spoken word

Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow;[1] 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. Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss and Alex Kendrick considered Murrow one of journalism's greatest figures, noting his honesty and integrity in delivering the news. <a href="https://www.last.fm/

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Quotes

  • Good night, and good luck.
  • This program is not a place where personal opinion should be mixed up with ascertainable facts...It is not, I think, humanly possible for any reporter to be completely objective, for we are all to some degree prisoners of our education, travel, reading—the sum total of our experience.
  • When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.
  • No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.
  • He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.
  • Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices — just recognize them.

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Key facts

Born
Egbert Roscoe Murrow , ( 1908-04-25 ) April 25, 1908, Guilford County, North Carolina , U.S.
Died
April 27, 1965 (1965-04-27) (aged 57), Pawling, New York , U.S.
Resting place
Glen Arden Farm, New York, 41°34′15.7″N 73°36′33.6″W / 41.571028°N 73.609333°W / 41.571028; -73.609333 ( Edward R. Murrow Burial Site )
Alma mater
Washington State University
Occupations
Journalist radio broadcaster
Years active
1935–1964
Known for
On-the-spot radio reports from London and other locations in Europe during World War II. Series of television news reports that led to the censure of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy .
Spouse
Janet Huntington Brewster ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Edward R. Murrow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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