- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMyron Leon Wallace
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Mike Wallace was born on May 9, 1918 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for 60 Minutes (1968), The Sword and the Dragon (1956) and The Big Surprise (1955). He was married to Mary Yates, Jeanne Lorraine Perigord, Buff Cobb and Norma Kaphan. He died on April 7, 2012 in New Canaan, Connecticut, USA.
- SpousesMary Yates(June 28, 1986 - April 7, 2012) (his death)Jeanne Lorraine Perigord(August 21, 1955 - 1986) (divorced)Buff Cobb(March 11, 1949 - May 1, 1955) (divorced)Norma Kaphan(August 30, 1940 - 1948) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenPeter WallacePauline Perigord DoraAnthony McBride 'Tony' Orlopp
- Interviewing guests a lot of cold hard questions.
- His gruff personality.
- His catchphrase - "Forgive me!"
- Mike Wallace died on April 7, 2012, just five months after his former 60 Minutes (1968) co-anchor Andy Rooney.
- Longtime friend of Nancy Reagan, having known her well before she married Ronald Reagan. Their friendship was strained when Wallace conducted critical interviews of Reagan after he became President, but the two reconciled after Reagan's death.
- Before he was a successful news correspondent, he served as the announcer for ABC and Mutual Radio's "Sky King" (1946-1954).
- Met a young, unfamiliar singer, Barbra Streisand, on the set of PM East (1961). Exactly thirty years later, he would later interview her on 60 Minutes (1968).
- Used to play tennis with Johnny Carson.
- [on surprise expressed when he retired in 2006] Let's face it. I'm not 85 anymore.
- The Westmoreland affair, professionally and personally, was one of the most difficult times of my life. It was just devastatingly difficult because my integrity was put to question, and as a reporter, that's the single most important thing you've got.
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