Edward R. Murrow
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5726 |
| Birthday | 1908-04-25 |
| Place of Birth | Guilford County, North Carolina, USA |
| Also Known As | Edward Roscoe Murrow, Egbert Roscoe Murrow, |
1968
The Movie Orgy
6.647/17
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and gov...
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The Movie Orgy
2006
Edward R. Murrow - The Best Of Person To Person
6.5/2
Join television legend and renowned broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow for this compilation of highlights from his 1950s hit talk show. On a minima...
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Edward R. Murrow - The Best Of Person To Person
1947
Is Everybody Listening?
6.5/2
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news and sport.
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Is Everybody Listening?
1961
The Challenge of Ideas
5.25/2
Various celebrities and news-media figures discuss the polarization of politics between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet bloc, p...
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The Challenge of Ideas
2010
Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott
5.8/3
His filmmaker son probes the professional and private lives of his remote but fascinating father: bandleader, composer, inventor, and electronic music...
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Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott
1941
This Is England
8/3
Edward R. Murrow narrates Humphrey Jennings' short documentary about life in England during wartime.
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This Is England
1957
Satchmo the Great
6.5/2
In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz a...
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Satchmo the Great
1960
CBS Reports: Harvest of Shame
6.625/8
In this CBS News production broadcast on Thanksgiving 1960, Edward R. Murrow points out the plight of migrant farm workers in America. Topics range fr...
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CBS Reports: Harvest of Shame
2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
6.5/12
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on...
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Mike Wallace Is Here
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
0/0
Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter...
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Television: The First Fifty Years
2007
Brando
6.8/12
The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.
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Brando
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
6.656/572
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a ve...
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Around the World in 80 Days
1989
Thomas Hart Benton
7.8/5
Thomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, but Benton hung them in saloons for ordinary people...
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Thomas Hart Benton
1942
Dover
10/1
Documentary short featuring a visit by American newsman Edward R. Murrow to the English town of Dover during the Second World War.
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Dover
1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
9/1
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by t...
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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
6.853/119
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bi...
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Sink the Bismarck!
1951
Survival Under Atomic Attack
7.5/2
A Civil Defense film that focuses on what the average American can do to protect himself if caught out in the open or at home during a nuclear attack.
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Survival Under Atomic Attack
2017
Maria by Callas
7.3/43
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an...
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Maria by Callas
2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
0/0
Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of wart...
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2020
The Soul of America
6.3/7
Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the count...
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The Soul of America
2012
Ethel
6.9/11
Filmmaker Rory Kennedy interviews her mother, Ethel Kennedy, who discusses family, marriage and politics.
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Ethel
1957
The Night America Trembled
7.5/2
A recreation and commentary on how people reacted to the radio broadcast of The War Of The Worlds in 1938. [An episode of the CBS anthology series "St...
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The Night America Trembled
2020
McCarthy
8/3
"McCarthy" chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who came to power after a stunning victory in an election no one tho...
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McCarthy
1953
One Plane, One Bomb
0/0
A 1953 U.S. civil defense preparedness film simulating an undetected air attack on New York City to promote civilian aircraft-spotter volunteer progra...
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One Plane, One Bomb
1958
Small world: Vivien Leigh
0/0
Acclaimed film and theatre Actress Vivien Leigh, producer Samuel Goldwyn and critic Kenneth Tynan join Edward R. Murrow in a filmed conversation.
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Small world: Vivien Leigh
1944
The Eighty Days
6.5/2
Humphrey Jennings’s Crown Film Unit short on the summer 1944 V-1 “doodlebug” campaign, tracking a salvo from the coast toward London as it runs Britai...
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The Eighty Days
1959
The Lost Class of '59
0/0
CBS News correspondent Edward R. Murrow reports on the integration problem in Norfolk, VA. and the civil rights issues involved in educating children.
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The Lost Class of '59
1988
Remembering Marilyn
9/1
A documentary about the life of actress Marilyn Monroe, commemorating the 25th anniversary of her death. Lee Remick is the host and narrator.
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