Charles Collingwood

Age: 68 (passed away Oct. 3rd, 1985)
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Birth Place: Three Rivers, Michigan, USA
Born: Jun. 4th, 1917

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Adventure	Regular
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NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

One of "The Murrow Boys," Collingwood was hired by Edward R. Murrow as a correspondent for CBS during World War II. After the war, he worked as CBS reporter in California, at the United Nations, and at The White House. He also served as Special Assistant to Averell Harriman at the Mutual Security Agency from 1951- 52. He was named CBS Chief Foreign Correspondent in 1964.

His work as a broadcast reporter won him many awards during his long career, including an Overseas Press Club award in 1968 and a Peabody Award in 1942.

TRIVIA:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 171-174. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
In 1968, he became the first US reporter to report from North Vietnam.
Queen Elizabeth named him a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Longtime correspondent for CBS News.

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