David McCullough

Active years (films on this site)

1981–1989

Genres

DocumentaryHistory

Schools and movements

New Hollywood

Biography

David Gaub McCullough was an American popular historian and author. He was a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 2006, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.

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Awards and honours

International

• Francis Parkman Prize 1978
• Lionel Gelber Prize 1992
• Francis Parkman Prize 1993
• St. Louis Literary Award 1993
• Ken Burns American Heritage Prize 2017
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

National / local

• National Book Award 1978
• National Book Award 1982
• Guggenheim Fellowship 1986
• Pulitzer Prize for Biography 1993
• Charles Frankel Prize 1995
• Helmerich Award 1995
• National Book Award 1995
• honorary doctor of the University of Miami 1996
• Carl Sandburg Literary Award 2000
• Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2002
• Jefferson Lecture 2003
• Presidential Medal of Freedom 2006
• Newberry Library Award 2013
• Christopher Award
• Library of Congress Living Legend
• National Humanities Medal
• honorary doctor of the Northeastern University
• honorary doctorate from Brown University

Directors worked with

Ken Burns5 films

5 films on this site

1. Brooklyn Bridge 1981 · Ken Burns · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
2. The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God 1984 · Ken Burns · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
3. Huey Long 1985 · Ken Burns · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
4. The Statue of Liberty 1985 · Ken Burns · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
5. The Congress (1989) 1989 · Ken Burns · IMDb 7.2 · Cast