Walter Cronkite

Actor. Born 4 November 1916 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. Died 17 July 2009.

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Born

4 November 1916, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Died

17 July 2009

Active

2008–2021

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Biography

Walter Cronkite was an American broadcast journalist. He served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981.

Cronkite reported on major events including the Second World War, the Nuremberg trials, the Vietnam War, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and the Watergate scandal. He provided extensive coverage of the US space programme, from Project Mercury through the Apollo missions. He was known for his closing phrase, 'And that's the way it is.'

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Netflix

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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021 · as Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)

Apollo 11

2019 · as Self (archive footage)

Milk

2008 · as Self (archive footage)