Walter Cronkite

Actor / Producer / Editorial Department

Birthdate – November 4, 1916 (108 Years Old)

Birthplace – St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the only child of Helen Lena (Fritsche) and Walter Leland Cronkite, a doctor. Throughout his early career, Cronkite worked with newspapers. During World War II, he served as a news reporter. In 1950, Cronkite became a journalist. He signed up with CBS News in 1962 and retired in 1981. Cronkite remained active throughout retirement. He died on July 17, 2009 in New York City. He was 92 years old.

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Filmography

Apollo 11

Self (2019)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Self (2020)

Mike Wallace Is Here

Self (2020)

The Reagan Show

Self (2017)