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Donald Shepard "Don" Hewitt was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes in 1968, which at the time of his death was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television. Under Hewitt's leadership, 60 Minutes was the only news program ever rated the nation's top-ranked television program, an achievement it accomplished five times. Hewitt produced the first televised presidential debate in 1960.
Birth Name
Donald Shepard Hewitt
Born
Thursday, 14 December 1922
Died
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mike Wallace Is Here | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| The Sixties | Self - CBS News | 2013 |
| Dead Blue: Surviving Depression | Self | 1998 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| The Clinton Chronicles | Self | 1994 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Did You See..? | Self | 1980 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mike Wallace Is Here | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| The Sixties | Self - CBS News | 2013 |
| Dead Blue: Surviving Depression | Self | 1998 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| The Clinton Chronicles | Self | 1994 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Did You See..? | Self | 1980 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Omnibus | 1952 |
| See It Now | 1951 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
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