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Charles Kuralt(1934-1997)

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Charles Kuralt in Charlie Rose (1991)
Charles Kuralt was born on 10 September 1934 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979), A CBS News Special: Trump Assassination Attempt with John Dickerson (2024) and CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1941). He was married to Suzannah Folsom "Petie" Baird and Jean Sory Guthery. He died on 4 July 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornSeptember 10, 1934
DiedJuly 4, 1997(62)
BornSeptember 10, 1934
DiedJuly 4, 1997(62)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
A CBS News Special: Trump Assassination Attempt with John Dickerson
TV Movie
  • Writer(creator)
  • 2024
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1941)
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
6.7
TV Series
  • Self - Correspondent
  • Self - Correspondent: On the Road
Gauguin in Tahiti: The Search for Paradise (1967)
Gauguin in Tahiti: The Search for Paradise
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1967

Credits

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Writer

  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.7
    TV Series
    • created by
    • creator
    • 1979–2026
  • A CBS News Special: Trump Assassination Attempt with John Dickerson
    TV Movie
    • created by
    • 2024
  • CBS Reports (1959)
    CBS Reports
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1965–1982
  • The Opening of Japan's Expo '70
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Gauguin in Tahiti: The Search for Paradise (1967)
    Gauguin in Tahiti: The Search for Paradise
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Eyewitness to History
    5.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960

Actor

  • Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)
    Murphy Brown
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Charles Kuralt
    • 1993
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • 1989
  • Sunday Night
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1966

Additional Crew

  • Ku Klux Klan: The Invisible Empire (1965)
    Ku Klux Klan: The Invisible Empire
    • reporter
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 10, 1934
    • Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • July 4, 1997
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Suzannah Folsom "Petie" BairdJune 1, 1962 - July 4, 1997 (his death)
  • Parents
      Wallace Hamilton Kuralt Sr.
  • Relatives
      Wallace Hamilton Kuralt Jr.(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Book: "Charles Kuralt's America," 1996.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    3/22/00: A judge in Virginia City, MT, ruled Patricia Shannon should inherit the 90 acres of land near the town of Twin Bridges. The decision was based on a 1997 letter written by Kuralt to Shannon two weeks before his death and established her rights to the land. His family is still considering an appeal.
  • Quotes
    This is a place where you can hear fall coming for miles. [said about Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin, Sunday Morning, CBS TV, 12 October 1986]

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