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Peter Jennings(1938-2005)

  • Editor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Peter Jennings
Eddie Adams photographed 13 wars, Six American Presidents, and every major film star of the last 50 years. History would be changed through his lens. But the person Eddie found hardest to impress was himself.
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Peter Jennings was born on 29 July 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an editor and writer, known for World News Tonight with David Muir (1953), FDR (1982) and The Century (1999). He was married to Kayce Freed, Kati Marton, Anouchka Malouf and Valerie Godsoe. He died on 7 August 2005 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 29, 1938
DiedAugust 7, 2005(67)
BornJuly 29, 1938
DiedAugust 7, 2005(67)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 10 wins & 11 nominations total

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Known for

David Muir in World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
World News Tonight with David Muir
5.4
TV Series
  • Editor
FDR (1982)
FDR
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1982
The Century (1999)
The Century
8.6
TV Mini Series
  • Self - Host-Narrator
Peter Jennings Reporting: Bitter Medicine: Pills, Profit and the Public Health (2002)
Peter Jennings Reporting: Bitter Medicine: Pills, Profit and the Public Health
TV Special
  • Writer
  • 2002

Credits

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Editor

  • Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing (2005)
    Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • senior editor
    • 2005
  • David Muir in World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
    World News Tonight with David Muir
    5.4
    TV Series
    • senior editor
    • 1994–2005
  • No Place to Hide (2005)
    No Place to Hide
    TV Movie
    • senior editor
    • 2005
  • Growing Up in the Age of AIDS: An ABC News Town Meeting for the Family - With Peter Jennings
    TV Special
    • Editor
    • 1992
  • Worlds in Turmoil
    TV Special
    • Editor
    • 1989
  • Voices on the Page: David Williamson, Compulsive Playwright (1986)
    Voices on the Page: David Williamson, Compulsive Playwright
    Video
    • Editor
    • 1986

Writer

  • Peter Jennings Reporting: Breakdown - America's Health Insurance Crisis (2005)
    Peter Jennings Reporting: Breakdown - America's Health Insurance Crisis
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying (2003)
    Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Peter Jennings Reporting: I Have a Dream
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Peter Jennings Reporting: In Search of America
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Peter Jennings Reporting: Bitter Medicine: Pills, Profit and the Public Health (2002)
    Peter Jennings Reporting: Bitter Medicine: Pills, Profit and the Public Health
    TV Special
    • writer
    • 2002
  • Minefield: The United States and the Muslim World
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Peter Jennings Reporting: Dark Horizon - India, Pakistan, and the Bomb
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • ABC New Years Eve Special with Peter Jennings (1999)
    ABC New Years Eve Special with Peter Jennings
    TV Special
    • writer & creator
    • 1999
  • Rage and Betrayal: The Lives of Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols (1996)
    Rage and Betrayal: The Lives of Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Peter Jennings, Skip SoRelle, and Craig Leake in ABC Turning Point: Kansas City Murder Squad (1994)
    ABC Turning Point: Kansas City Murder Squad
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Cover-Up at Ground Zero
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Common Miracles: The New American Revolution in Learning
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • A Line in the Sand: What Did America Win?
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Worlds in Turmoil
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1989

Producer

  • ABC New Years Eve Special with Peter Jennings (1999)
    ABC New Years Eve Special with Peter Jennings
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1999
  • David Muir in World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
    World News Tonight with David Muir
    5.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • co-producer
    • producer
    • 1997–1999
  • Worlds in Turmoil
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Hunter S. Thompson talks about Hells Angels (1967)
    Hunter S. Thompson talks about Hells Angels
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1967

Videos2

Budapest to Gettysburg
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Budapest to Gettysburg
An Unlikely Weapon
Trailer 2:24
An Unlikely Weapon
An Unlikely Weapon
Trailer 2:24
An Unlikely Weapon

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 29, 1938
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • August 7, 2005
    • New York City, New York, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Kayce FreedDecember 6, 1997 - August 7, 2005 (his death)
  • Other works
    Article: "Listen". _Guideposts_ vol. 57 no. 2 (April 2002), pp. 56-57.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 18 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    (April 5, 2005) Diagnosed with lung cancer. He had given up smoking for at least 10 years before September 11, 2001 attacks happened, after which he admittedly started smoking again.
  • Quotes
    Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot.

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