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Nancy Dickerson(1927-1997)

  • Producer
  • Actress
  • Writer
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Nancy Dickerson was born on 19 January 1927 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA. She was a producer and actress, known for A President to Remember (2008), Countdown to Looking Glass (1984) and 784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation (1982). She was married to John C. Whitehead and Dick Dickerson. She died on 18 October 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 19, 1927
DiedOctober 18, 1997(70)
BornJanuary 19, 1927
DiedOctober 18, 1997(70)
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Known for

A President to Remember (2008)
A President to Remember
7.3
  • Producer(segment "Being with John F. Kennedy")
  • 2008
Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
Countdown to Looking Glass
6.8
TV Movie
  • Nancy Dickerson
  • 1984
784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1982
John Glenn in CBS News Extra: Project Mercury flight of Frienship 7 (1962)
CBS News Extra: Project Mercury flight of Frienship 7
TV Mini Series
  • Self
  • 1962

Credits

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Producer

  • A President to Remember (2008)
    A President to Remember
    7.3
    • producer (segment "Being with John F. Kennedy")
    • 2008
  • 784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1982

Actress

  • Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
    Countdown to Looking Glass
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Nancy Dickerson
    • 1984

Writer

  • 784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 19, 1927
    • Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • October 18, 1997
    • New York City, New York, USA(stroke complications)
  • Spouses
      John C. WhiteheadFebruary 25, 1989 - October 18, 1997 (her death)
  • Children
      Ann Dickerson
  • Parents
      Florence Marie Conners
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Release of the book, "On Her Trail: My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News' First Woman Star" by John Dickerson.

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