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Leslie Midgley(1915-2002)

  • Producer
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Leslie Midgley was born on 18 January 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Leslie was a producer, known for CBS Reports (1959), Eyewitness to History (1959) and CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1941). Leslie was married to Betty Furness and Jean Burke. Leslie died on 19 June 2002 in White Plains, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 18, 1915
DiedJune 19, 2002(87)
BornJanuary 18, 1915
DiedJune 19, 2002(87)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

CBS Reports (1959)
CBS Reports
6.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Eyewitness to History
5.5
TV Series
  • Producer
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1941)
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
6.7
TV Series
  • Producer(1967-1972)
World in Crisis
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 1956

Credits

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Producer

  • WUSA Eyewitness News (2009)
    WUSA Eyewitness News
    6.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer (1962, August 10)
    • 2009
  • John F. Kennedy: The Commemorative Video Album (1988)
    John F. Kennedy: The Commemorative Video Album
    Video
    • producer (segment "Four Dark Days")
    • 1988
  • John F. Kennedy
    Video
    • producer (segment "Four Dark Days")
    • 1981
  • CBS Reports (1959)
    CBS Reports
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1963–1979
  • 1975: A Television Album
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • 1974: A Television Album
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1974
  • 1973: A Television Album
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1973
  • CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1941)
    CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer (1967-1972)
    • 1969–1970
  • A CBS News Inquiry: The Warren Report (1967)
    A CBS News Inquiry: The Warren Report
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1967
  • November 22nd and the Warren Report
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1964
  • After Ten Years: The Court and the Schools
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1964
  • Eyewitness to History
    5.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1960–1963
  • The Geneva Conference
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Where We Stand: 1959
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1959
  • The Ruble War
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 18, 1915
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • June 19, 2002
    • White Plains, New York, USA(pneumonia, aftermath of a fall)
  • Spouses
      Betty FurnessAugust 15, 1967 - April 2, 1994 (her death)

Did you know

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    Grandson of Heber J. Grant. He helped Midgley get into the newspaper business.

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