Author
Walter Cronkite
November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009 · United States
Journalist, News presenter
Titles on list
1
Total weeks
19
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
7
Biography
- Born
- November 4, 1916 · St. Joseph
- Died
- July 17, 2009 · New York City
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin, San Jacinto High School, Moody College of Communication, Ella J. Baker Montessori School
Awards & Honours
- 1962Peabody Awards
- 1965Award of Honor of the National Cartoonists Society
- 1970George Polk Award
- 1980Peabody Awards
- 1981Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1982Trustees Award
- 1995Ischia International Journalism Award
- 1996International Space Hall of Fame
- 1998Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2002Nierenberg Prize
- Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Evelyn F. Burkey Award
On the Bestseller Lists
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).