Birthday: July 7, 1933 (Cancer)
Born In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
David McCullough
(American Historian & Author)
David Gaub McCullough, known as the ‘master of the art of narrative history’, was an American writer, narrator, historian and lecturer. For his matchless historical writing he 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, had been bigger than any other historical writer, which is why he received 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 had narrated many documentaries and had been a host on the ‘American Experience’ for over twelve 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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