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- Arthur Bloom was born on April 19, 1940 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for 60 Minutes (1968), 20th Century with Mike Wallace (1994) and Who's Who (1977). He was married to Marla Bloom. He died on January 28, 2006 in Grandview-on-Hudson, New York, USA.
- SpouseMarla Bloom(1965 - January 28, 2006) (his death, 2 children)
- He help create the popular television news magazine "60 Minutes", donating the stopwatch that appears at the show's opening credits.
- During Bloom's career at CBS, he was instrumental in the network's coverage of national politics. He directed coverage of the conventions for both parties from 1976 to 1988, the Ford-Carter and Reagan-Mondale presidential debates, and every election night from 1974 to 1990.
- In 1966 he joined CBS News and two years later was directing "60 Minutes."
- "60 Minutes" has captured 78 Emmy Awards and 11 Peabody Awards.
- Bloom began his 45-year career at CBS at the age of 18 as a mail room messenger. He became a clerk in the news division while working on a bachelor's degree at night school. He got his first directing assignment when he was 21. Three years later, he was named associate director for CBS News, and two years after that, launched "60 Minutes".
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