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- Birth nameRoger Harrison Mudd
- Roger Mudd was born on February 9, 1928 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for CBS Reports (1959), Empires of Industry (1997) and Time Machine: True Stories of the NYPD (2000). He was married to Emma Jeanne Spears. He died on March 9, 2021 in McLean, Virginia, USA.
- SpouseEmma Jeanne Spears(October 28, 1957 - June 7, 2011) (her death, 4 children)
- A descendant of Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth's broken leg. The saying, "Your name is Mudd" started because of Dr. Mudd.
- His journalism career began at the Richmond News Leader newspaper. He went to Washington DC as a radio and TV reporter for a local CBS affiliate. Five years later, he joined CBS' Washington bureau, where he worked for 20 years.
- Attended Washington and Lee University.
- He received a master's degree in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Is a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.
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