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- Birth nameEdwin Harold Newman
- Height6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- Edwin Newman was born on January 25, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Pelican Brief (1993), My Fellow Americans (1996) and Spies Like Us (1985). He was married to Rigel Grell. He died on August 13, 2010 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- SpouseRigel Grell(August 14, 1944 - August 13, 2010) (his death, 1 child)
- Newscaster
- Edwin M. Newman broke the news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to the national NBC Radio audience on Friday, November 22, 1963. He also appeared on NBC television later in the evening with an editorial commentary in which he described the American people as "grossly diminished" by the tragic events in Dallas.
- Father was Myron Newman, a credit manager, mother was Rose Parker.
- His grandparents were all Russian Jewish immigrants.
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