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Tom Wicker(1926-2011)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker was born on 18 June 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Bus Stop (1961), Attica (1980) and News in Perspective (1963). He was married to Pamela Hill and Neva Jewett McLean. He died on 25 November 2011 in Rochester, Vermont, USA.
BornJune 18, 1926
DiedNovember 25, 2011(85)
BornJune 18, 1926
DiedNovember 25, 2011(85)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell, and Rhodes Reason in Bus Stop (1961)
Bus Stop
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Attica (1980)
Attica
6.4
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1980
News in Perspective (1963)
News in Perspective
TV Series
  • Self - Commentator
  • Self - Head, Washington Bureau, The New York Times
  • Self - White House Correspondent, The New York Times
The American President (2000)
The American President
7.8
TV Series
  • Zachary Taylor(voice)

Credits

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Writer



  • Attica (1980)
    Attica
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • book "A Time to Die"
    • 1980
  • Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell, and Rhodes Reason in Bus Stop (1961)
    Bus Stop
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1961

Actor



  • The American President (2000)
    The American President
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Zachary Taylor (voice)
    • 2000

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Paul Connolly
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • June 18, 1926
    • Hamlet, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • November 25, 2011
    • Rochester, Vermont, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Pamela Hill1974 - November 25, 2011 (his death)
  • Other works
    Biography: "Dwight D. Eisenhower", 2002.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was the voice behind the famous radio announcement of President Kennedy's death in which he breaks down in the middle of the announcement.
  • Quotes
    [About Nixon] If you can imagine a President of the United States saying in a press conference 'I am not a crook'. You'd never before conceived that the President might be a crook.

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