Richard J. Daley(1902-1976)

A gritty but essential documentary charting social turbulence in late 1960's Chicago. American Revolution 2 includes footage of the 1968 Democratic Convention protest and riot, a critique of the events by working class African-Americans in Chicago, and attempts by the Black Panther Party to organize poor, southern white youths on the city's north side.

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American Revolution 2 (1969)

Richard J. Daley was born on 15 May 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Eleanor Daley. He died on 20 December 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Known for

American Revolution 2

6.7

Self - Mayor

1969

What's My Line?

8.5

TV Series

Self - Contestant

The City of Necessity

Short

Self - Narrator

1961

The World's Largest T.V. Studio

TV Special

Self

1972

Credits

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Self

Four More Films by Tom Palazzolo: Chicago '60s
Video
- Self
- 2011
The World's Largest T.V. Studio
TV Special
- Self
- 1972
CBS Reports
6.7
TV Series
- Self
- 1972
Medium Cool
7.2
- Self (uncredited)
- 1969
American Revolution 2
6.7
- Self - Mayor
- 1969
Illinois Special: I Remember Illinois
TV Movie
- Self - Mayor of Chicago
- 1968
The City of Necessity
Short
- Self - Narrator
- 1961
What's My Line?
8.5
TV Series
- Self - Contestant
- 1956

Archive Footage

The Beat with Ari Melber
6.8
TV Series
- Self (archive footage)
- 2024
La case du siècle
7.4
TV Series
- Self (archive footage)
- 2022
The Janes
7.6
- Self
- Self - Mayor of Chicago 1955-1976 (archive footage)
- 2022
Live at Mister Kelly's
8.2
- Self (archive footage)
- 2021
The Trial of the Chicago 7
7.7
- Self (archive footage, uncredited)
- 2020
John Wayne Gacy: Killer Clown's Revenge
6.9
TV Series
- Self - Mayor of Chicago (archive footage)
- 2019
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
7.6
TV Movie
- Self (archive footage)
- 2018
1968: The Year That Changed America
7.7
TV Series
- Self (archive footage, as Mayor Richard J. Daley)
- 2018
Bobby Kennedy for President
8.1
TV Mini Series
- Self (archive footage)
- 2018
American Dynasties: The Kennedys
7.8
TV Series
- Self (archive footage)
- 2018
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
7.6
- Self - Mayor, Chicago (archive footage)
- 2015
The Sixties
8.4
TV Mini Series
- Self - Mayor of Chicago (archive footage)
- 2014
Hubert H Humphrey: The Art of the Possible
8.0
TV Movie
- Self - Mayor of Chicago (archive footage)
- 2010
Gonzo
7.6
- Self - 1968 Convention (archive footage, as Mayor Daley)
- 2008
1968 with Tom Brokaw
7.4
TV Movie
- Self (archive footage)
- 2007

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Personal details

Alternative names
- Mayor of Chicago
Born
- May 15, 1902
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
- December 20, 1976
- Chicago, Illinois, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Eleanor DaleyJune 17, 1936 - December 20, 1976 (his death, 7 children)
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Did you know

Trivia
Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1955-1976).

Quotes
[responding to criticism of Chicago police clubbing hundreds of demonstrators during the 1968 Democratic convention] The police are not here to create disorder. They are here to preserve disorder.