David McCullough

@Author, Career and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ David McCullough, known as the ‘master of the art of narrative history’, is an American author, narrator, historian and lecturer Cancer Celebrities American Yale University Intellectuals & Academics Historians Biographers David Gaub McCullough, known as the ‘master of the art of narrative history’, is an American writer, narrator, historian and lecturer. For his matchless historical writing he has won prestigious awards like the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. His contribution to the field of American history, whether about the Johnstown Flood or the creation of Panama Canal or on the life of Theodore Roosevelt or on the contributions of the second President of America John Adams, has been bigger than any other historical writer, which is why he is the receiver of America’s highest civilian award, namely, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Many of McCullough’s writings have been adapted into television movies or miniseries by HBO, like, ‘Truman’, ‘John Adams’, etc. Because of his impeccable knowledge of American history and hold over his narrative skills, he has narrated many documentaries and had been a host on the ‘American Experience’ for over 12 years. What started for him as a literary interest at Yale was soon converted into a love for research and a passion to spread the details of American history all over the world, bound together with his literary and writing skills.

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Birthday: July 7, 1933 Nationality: American Famous: Author, Yale University, Intellectuals & Academics, Historians, Biographers Spouses: Rosalee Ingram Barnes (m. 1954) Known as: David Gaub McCullough Childrens: David McCullough Jr. Universities: Yale University Yale University Shady Side Academy Information Detail Birthday July 7, 1933 Nationality American Famous Author, Yale University, Intellectuals & Academics, Historians, Biographers Spouses Rosalee Ingram Barnes (m. 1954) Known as David Gaub McCullough Childrens David McCullough Jr. Universities Yale University Yale University Shady Side Academy Notable Alumnis Yale University Birth Place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Gender Male Father Christian Hax McCullough Mother Ruth McCullough Net Worth $200 Million as of Sep 7,2016 Sun Sign Cancer Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Famous as Author, Historian

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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McCullough met his wife Rosalee Barnes when he was merely 17, in Pittsburgh. They have five children together and are grandparents to eighteen grandchildren. He lives in Boston with his wife and enjoys sports, history and art. Unsplash Personal Life

David McCullough was born in Pennsylvania to Ruth and Christian Hax McCullough. He was one of the four sons and describes his childhood as fulfilling and happy. He was educated in Pennsylvania at Linden Avenue Grade School and Shady Side Academy. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

McCullough attended the Yale University in 1951 to study English literature, which he considered to be a privilege in his life as he met with many known literary figures like John O’Hara, Thornton Wilder, Robert Penn Warren, etc. there. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Right after completing his graduation in 1955, McCullough found himself working as a trainee at ‘Sports Illustrated’ in the New York City. After gaining some experience there, he worked as an editor and writer for the United States Information Agency. Unsplash Career

He worked in the field of writing and editing for the next 12 years and while working in ‘American Heritage’ he wrote ‘The Johstown Flood’ in 1968, a chronicle of one of the most disastrous floods in the US history. Unsplash Career

McCullough decided to become a fulltime writer and was offered to write books on San Francisco earthquake and Great Chicago Fire but instead he decided to write on the history of Brooklyn Bridge - ‘The Great Bridge’ in 1972. Unsplash Career

In 1977, he released his book ‘The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal’. It won the National Book Award in History, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Samuel Eliot Morison Award and the Cornelius Ryan Award. Unsplash Career

His fourth book ‘Mornings on Horseback’, which was written on the life of Theodore Roosevelt was released in 1981 It won the National Book Award, Los Angeles Times Prize for Biography and New York Public Library Literary Lion Award. Unsplash Career

McCullough’s ‘The Path Between the Seas’ is considered as one of his major works for it was his first intricately detailed history book which received the National Book Award in History, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Cornelius Ryan Award, etc. Unsplash Major Work

Information	Detail
Birthday	July 7, 1933
Nationality	American
Famous	Author, Yale University, Intellectuals & Academics, Historians, Biographers
Spouses	Rosalee Ingram Barnes (m. 1954)
Known as	David Gaub McCullough
Childrens	David McCullough Jr.
Universities	Yale University Yale University Shady Side Academy
Notable Alumnis	Yale University
Birth Place	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Gender	Male
Father	Christian Hax McCullough
Mother	Ruth McCullough
Net Worth	$200 Million as of Sep 7,2016
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Famous as	Author, Historian

David McCullough

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Jul 7, 1933

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.