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Bill Moyers(1934-2025)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Bill Moyers
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Bill Moyers was born on 5 June 1934 in Hugo, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Bill Moyers' Journal (1972), Creativity with Bill Moyers (1982) and Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report (2001). He was married to Judith Davidson Moyers. He died on 26 June 2025 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 5, 1934
DiedJune 26, 2025(91)
BornJune 5, 1934
DiedJune 26, 2025(91)
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  • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
    • 28 wins & 25 nominations total

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Known for

Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)
Bill Moyers' Journal
7.7
TV Series
  • Editorial Department
Creativity with Bill Moyers (1982)
Creativity with Bill Moyers
7.6
TV Series
  • Editorial Department
Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2001
Moyers & Company (2012)
Moyers & Company
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Editorial Department

  • Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)
    Bill Moyers' Journal
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive editor
    • editor-in-charge
    • editor-in-chief ...
    • 1972–2009
  • Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason (2006)
    Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • executive editor
    • 2006
  • Is God Green? (2006)
    Moyers on America
    TV Series
    • executive editor
    • 2006
  • Sylvia Chase, Michel Martin, Michele Mitchell, Bill Moyers, Christopher Shays, David Brancaccio, Peter Singer, Robert W. McChesney, Christine Todd Whitman, Kevin Phillips, Tom DeLay, Elizabeth Warren, Peter Piot, Peter Mugyenyi, Maria Hinojosa, Janice Crouse, Linda Uvari, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson in Now on PBS (2002)
    Now on PBS
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive editor
    • 2002
  • America's First River: Bill Moyers on the Hudson (2002)
    America's First River: Bill Moyers on the Hudson
    TV Mini Series
    • executive editor
    • 2002
  • Bill Moyers Reports: Trading Democracy
    TV Movie
    • executive editor
    • 2002
  • Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Bill Moyers
    TV Special
    • executive editor
    • 1999
  • Genesis: A Living Conversation (1996)
    Genesis: A Living Conversation
    TV Series
    • executive editor
    • 1996
  • Bill T. Jones: Still/Here
    TV Movie
    • executive editor
    • 1995
  • The Great Health Care Debate With Bill Moyers
    TV Movie
    • executive editor
    • 1994
  • Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers
    8.2
    TV Series
    • executive editor
    • 1994
  • Bernice Johnson Reagon in Songs Are Free (1991)
    Songs Are Free
    9.4
    TV Movie
    • executive editor
    • 1991
  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • executive editor
    • 1990
  • Bill Moyers in A World of Ideas (1988)
    A World of Ideas
    TV Series
    • executive editor
    • 1988–1990
  • The Power of the Word with Bill Moyers
    TV Mini Series
    • executive editor
    • 1989

Writer

  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1995–2024
  • Moyers & Company (2012)
    Moyers & Company
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 2012–2014
  • Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)
    Bill Moyers' Journal
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • written by ...
    • 1974–2010
  • Is God Green? (2006)
    Moyers on America
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2006
  • Sylvia Chase, Michel Martin, Michele Mitchell, Bill Moyers, Christopher Shays, David Brancaccio, Peter Singer, Robert W. McChesney, Christine Todd Whitman, Kevin Phillips, Tom DeLay, Elizabeth Warren, Peter Piot, Peter Mugyenyi, Maria Hinojosa, Janice Crouse, Linda Uvari, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson in Now on PBS (2002)
    Now on PBS
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2003–2004
  • Bill Moyers in Becoming American: The Chinese Experience (2003)
    Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2003
  • America's First River: Bill Moyers on the Hudson (2002)
    America's First River: Bill Moyers on the Hudson
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Bill Moyers Reports: Earth on Edge
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • What Can We Do About Violence?
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Listening to America
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • The Power of the Past with Bill Moyers: Florence (1992)
    The Power of the Past with Bill Moyers: Florence
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1992
  • Minimum Wages: The New Economy (1992)
    Minimum Wages: The New Economy
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Beyond Hate (1991)
    Beyond Hate
    8.0
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • The Home Front
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1991

Producer

  • Rikers (2016)
    Rikers
    7.5
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Moyers & Company (2012)
    Moyers & Company
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2012–2015
  • Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • Genesis: A Living Conversation (1996)
    Genesis: A Living Conversation
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Bill T. Jones: Still/Here
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers
    8.2
    TV Series
    • editorial producer (episode "Mystery Of the Chi, The")
    • 1993
  • Listening to America
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Bill Moyers in A World of Ideas (1988)
    A World of Ideas
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace (1990)
    Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • From D-Day to the Rhine with Bill Moyers
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Creativity with Bill Moyers (1982)
    Creativity with Bill Moyers
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)
    Bill Moyers' Journal
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • executive editor
    • 1975–1980

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Bill Moyers: On the Hudson
Trailer 1:34
Bill Moyers: On the Hudson
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
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Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Trailer 0:32
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 5, 1934
    • Hugo, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • June 26, 2025
    • New York City, New York, USA(prostate cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Judith Davidson MoyersDecember 18, 1954 - June 26, 2025 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      John Davidson Moyers
  • Parents
      John Henry Moyers
  • Relatives
    • James Henry Moyers(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Book: "Fooling With Words," 2001.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He had a heart bypass in 1994. Took a years leave of absence to rebuild his health.
  • Quotes
    [on the one thing he would change about himself] Stop trying to get too many cookies out of the cookie jar at once.

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