David McCullough
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.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | California Typewriter | Self | HIT | |
| 2017 | The Words That Built America | Self - Narrator (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2017 | Burden of Genius | Self – Author, Historian | FLOP | |
| 2010 | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole | Self | FLOP | |
| 2008 | David McCullough: Painting with Words | Self | FLOP | |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit: Racing Through History | Self | FLOP | |
| 2003 | Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend | Self | FLOP | |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Narrator | HIT | |
| 2003 | 'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend | Self | FLOP | |
| 2000 | Napoleon | Narrator | HIT | |
| 1997 | Truman | Self | FLOP | |
| 1997 | New York Underground | Self - Host | FLOP | |
| 1996 | The Wright Stuff | Self - Host | FLOP | |
| 1996 | The Battle Over Citizen Kane | Self - Host of The American Experience | HIT | |
| 1995 | Chicago 1968 | Self - Host | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Midnight Ramble | Introduction | HIT | |
| 1994 | FDR | Narrator | HIT | |
| 1994 | D-Day Remembered | Self - Narrator | FLOP | |
| 1993 | The Hurricane of '38 | Narrator (voice) | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Ike | Narrator (voice) | FLOP | |
| 1992 | George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King | Host | HIT | |
| 1992 | The Donner Party | Narrator (voice) | HIT | |
| 1991 | LBJ | Narrator | HIT | |
| 1989 | The Congress | Self - Writer / Narrator | HIT | |
| 1989 | The World That Moses Built | Narrator | FLOP | |
| 1986 | The Wyeths: A Father and His Family | Self | FLOP | |
| 1985 | The Statue of Liberty | Self - Historian / Narrator | HIT | |
| 1985 | Huey Long | Narrator (voice) | HIT | |
| 1984 | The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God | Narrator (voice) | HIT | |
| 1981 | Brooklyn Bridge | Self - Narrator (voice) | HIT |