Edward R. Murrow

Known for Acting

Edward R. Murrow's portrait

Details

Birthday: April 25, 1908

Deathday: April 27, 1965

Place of birth: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Biography

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.