Wallace, Mike 1918- (Mr. Mike Wallace, Myron Wallace)

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Wallace, Mike 1918- (Mr. Mike Wallace, Myron Wallace)

PERSONAL

Full name, Myron Leon Wallace; born May 9, 1918, in Brookline, MA; son of Frank (a wholesale grocer manager) and Zina (maiden name, Sharfman) Wallace; married Norma "Kappy" Kapham (some sources cite last name as Kaphan), August 27, 1940 (divorced, 1948); married Buff Cobb (an actress), 1949 (divorced, 1955; some sources cite 1954); married Lorraine Perigord (an artist), August 21, 1955 (divorced, 1985; some sources cite 1983); married Mary Yates, June 28, 1986; children: (first marriage) Peter (deceased), Christopher (also known as Chris; a television news correspondent); stepchildren: (fourth marriage) Anthony, Pauline. Education: University of Michigan, A.B., liberal arts, 1939. Religion: Judaism. Avocational Interests: Current affairs, reading, tennis.

Addresses:

Agent—N.S. Bienstock, 1740 Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

Career:

Journalist, correspondent, reporter, television personality, announcer, and actor. WOOD TV8 (originally known as WLAV-TV; some sources cite work at the Grand Rapids station WOOD-WASH Radio), newscaster, announcer, and writer; WXYZ Radio, Detroit, MI, newscaster, narrator, and announcer, 1940-41; WMAQ TV, Chicago, IL, news reporter; worked as a freelancer for radio stations in Chicago, IL; Sun-Times (Chicago), reporter for "Air Edition," 1941-43 and 1946-48; host of several radio and television programs and narrator of documentaries, 1952-56; WABD TV, New York City, news anchor, mid-1950s; CBS News, staff correspondent, 1963—, 60 Minutes (television series), CBS, co-editor, 1968-2006, and correspondent, beginning 1968; announcer and narrator for various projects. Appeared in public service announcements about depression; also appeared in advertisements. U.S. State Department cultural exchange delegation concerning television to the Soviet Union (now the Commonwealth of Independent States), chairperson, 1958. Served as a board member, endowed a fellowship and building, and formerly served as a board member of the Livingston awards, all affiliated with the Knight Wallace Foundation (journalism program), and served as the honorary cochairperson of The Michigan Difference (fund-raising program), all University of Michigan; also worked at the university's radio station. Military service: U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-46; submarine force communications officer, later in charge of radio entertainment; served in the Pacific theatre; became lieutenant junior grade.

Member:

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (executive vice president, 1960-61), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Sigma Delta Chi (Society of Professional Journalists; elected fellow, 1975), Century Associates.

Awards, Honors:

Boston Headliners Award, 1957; Robert E. Sherwood Award, 1957; Golden Globe Award, best television show, 1958, for The Big Surprise; George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, Henry W. Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Georgia, 1963 and 1971; Emmy Award nomination, individual achievement in coverage of special events, 1968, for coverage of the Democratic convention and surrounding events, CBS News special reports and special broadcasts; Emmy Award nomination, individual achievement in regularly scheduled news programs, 1970, for "Interviews with Meadlo and Medina," CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite; named a fellow of the Society of Professional Journalists (Sigma Delta Chi), 1975; Carr Van Anda Award, Ohio University, 1977; Thomas Hart Benton Award, Kansas City Art Institute Board of Governors, 1978; doctorate of humane letters, honoris causa, University of Massachusetts, 1978; Emmy Award nomination (with Harry Moses), 1981, for "Jean Seberg," The Mike Wallace Profiles; honorary doctorates of law, University of Michigan, 1987, and University of Pennsylvania, 1989; recognized for lifetime achievement in television and radio, Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications, 1989; inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, 1991; Paul White Award, Radio and Television News Directors Association, 1991; Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award, 1993; George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, 1995, Emmy Award, special classification for news and documentary program achievement, 1996, and Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award grand prize and television first prize, 1996, all for "In the Killing Fields of America," CBS Reports; Career Achievement Award nomination, Television Critics Association, 2000; Fred Friendly First Amendment Award, Quinnipiac College, 2002; Distinguished Achievement Award, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication, School of Journalism; received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; subject of the special I'm Mike Wallace: A 60 Minutes Tribute, CBS, c. 2006. Awards and honors for 60 Minutes include: Emmy Award nomination (with Harry Reasoner), individual achievement in cultural, documentary and magazine-type program or series, 1969; Emmy Award nominations, individual achievement in regularly scheduled magazine-type programming, 1970 and 1973; Emmy awards, individual achievement in regularly scheduled magazine-type programming, 1971 and 1972; Alfred I. du Pont-Columbia University Award in Broadcast Journalism, Columbia University, outstanding reporting, 1972, 1983, and 1999; Emmy awards, regularly scheduled magazine-type programming, 1973, for "The Selling of Colonel Herbert," and 1973, for work as a correspondent in the series; Emmy Award nomination (with Don Hewitt and Harry Moses), achievement for regularly scheduled magazine-type programs, 1974, for "Local News and the Rating War"; Emmy Award nomination, television news broadcaster, 1974; Emmy awards, programs and program segments, 1979 (with David Lowe, Jr.), for "Misha," 1980 (with Nancy Lea), for "Bette Davis," 1980 (with Lowe), for "Here's … Johnny!," 1981 (with Allan Maraynes), for "Killer Wheels," 1981 (with Marion F. Goldin), for "The Last Mafioso (Jimmy Fratianno)," and 1981 (with Barry Lando), for "Wanted (Terpil/Korkala Interview)"; Emmy Award nominations, programs and program segments, 1980 (with Lando), for "The Iran File," and (with Maraynes), for "Scientology: The Clearwater Conspiracy"; Emmy Award nomination (with Lando), coverage of a continuing news story, 1982, for "Honor Thy Children"; Emmy Award nomination (with Grace Diekhaus), background/analysis of a single current story, 1982, for "Martina"; Emmy Award nomination (with William H. Willson), investigative journalism, 1982, for "Small Town"; Emmy awards, investigative journalism, 1982 (with Ira Rosen), for "The Nazi Connection," and 1987 (with Lowell Bergman), for "The McMartin Preschool"; Emmy Award nominations, interview/interviewer, 1982 (with Lando), for "Jacob Timerman," 1983 (with Rosen), for "Man of Honor," and 1988 (with Rosen), for "Day for FBI"; Emmy Award nomination (with Hewitt, Philip Scheffler, and Charles Lewis), 1987, for "First Jersey Securities"; Emmy Award (with Jim Jackson), interview/interviewer, 1988, for "Arthur Miller"; Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (with Lando), international broadcast, 1990, for "40,000 a Day"; and George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award (with others), 1994, for "The CIA's Cocaine."

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Myron Wallace) Lieutenant Anthony Kidd, Stand by for Crime, ABC, 1949.

(As Myron Wallace) Host, Majority Rules, ABC, 1949-50.

Barker (in commercials), Super Circus, ABC, 1949-c. 1956.

Host, Guess Again, CBS, 1951.

(With Buff Cobb) Host, All Around the Town (interview show), CBS, 1951-52.

(With Cobb) Host, Two Sleepy People (variety show), CBS, 1951, series later called Mike and Buff, CBS, 1951-53.

Announcer, Sky King, NBC, 1951-52, ABC, 1952-54.

Host, I'll Buy That, CBS, 1953.

Host, Adventure (educational series for children), CBS, beginning 1953.

Emcee (July-August), Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1954.

Panelist, What's in a Word, CBS, 1954.

Panelist, The Name's the Same, ABC, 1955.

Host, The Big Surprise (also known as The $100,000 Big Surprise), NBC, 1956-57.

Interviewer, Nightbeat (also known as Night Beat), WABD (New York City), 1956-57.

Host, The Mike Wallace Interview (also known as Mike Wallace Interviews), ABC, 1957-58.

Host, Who Pays?, NBC, 1959.

Presenter, Newsbeat (also known as NewsBeat, Mike Wallace's "NewsBeat," and Mike Wallace's "Newsbeat"), WNTA-TV (New York City), c. 1959.

(With Joyce Davidson) Host, P.M. East-P.M. West (talk show), syndicated, 1961-62.

Host, Biography (documentary), syndicated, 1961-63.

Anchor, CBS News with Mike Wallace, CBS, 1963.

Anchor, CBS Morning News, CBS, c. 1963-66.

Anchor, CBS Midday News with Mike Wallace (also known as CBS Midday News), CBS, 1965-66.

Correspondent, 60 Minutes, CBS, 1968-2006, interview segments later broadcast as TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews, TV Land.

Correspondent, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, CBS, c. 1970.

Himself, Eyes on the Prize II (documentary; also known as Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads (1965-1985)), PBS, 1990.

Host, 20th Century with Mike Wallace (also known as The Twentieth Century with Mike Wallace), His- tory Channel and Arts and Entertainment, c. 1994-2001.

Some sources state that Wallace served as an anchor and correspondent for a series called 60 Minutes More, CBS, beginning c. 1997.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

World War II: A Personal Journey, Disney Channel, 1991.

Himself, A Century of Women, TBS, 1994.

Himself, The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments, TV Land, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Narrator, The Race for Space, multiple stations, 1959.

Narrator, The Rafer Johnson Story, 1961.

Narrator, Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story, 1963.

Narrator, Project: Man in Space, 1963.

Host, "The National Drivers Test," CBS News Special, CBS, 1965.

Correspondent, "The Homosexuals," CBS Reports (also known as CBS Reports with Ed Bradley), CBS, 1967.

"The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception," CBS Reports, CBS, 1982.

Himself, "An Audience of My Own," David Letterman's Second Annual Holiday Film Festival, NBC, 1986.

Special correspondent, Campaign '86: Election Night, CBS, 1986.

Guest, Regis & Kathie Lee: Special Edition, 1988.

Reporter, Campaign '88: Election Night, CBS, 1988.

The Politics of Privacy (panel discussion), PBS, 1988.

CBS News Special: Lucy, CBS, 1989.

Ethics in America (panel discussion), PBS, 1989.

Himself, Mike Wallace: Then and Now, a CBS News Special, CBS, 1990.

America's Toughest Assignment: Solving the Education Crisis (documentary), CBS, 1990.

Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990.

Host and correspondent, 60 Minutes: The Entertainers, CBS, 1991.

Himself, Soldiers of Music: Rostropovich Returns to Russia (documentary), PBS, 1991.

Anchor, Watergate: The Secret Story, CBS, 1992.

Himself, Donahue: The 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1992.

Himself (TV journalist New York City; and archive footage), The Real Malcolm X (also known as The Real Malcolm X: An Intimate Portrait of the Man), CBS, 1992.

Anchor, 1968, CBS, 1993.

(In archive footage) Host, One on One: Classic Television Interviews, CBS, 1993.

Himself, 60 Minutes25 Years, CBS, 1993.

TV Guide: Fortieth Anniversary Special, Fox, 1993.

Coanchor, "In the Killing Fields of America," CBS Reports (also known as CBS Reports: In the Killing Fields of America), CBS, 1995.

Anchor, The Trial of O. J. Simpson: An Insider's View with Dominick Dunne, The Learning Channel, 1996.

Correspondent, Election Night '96, CBS, 1996.

Himself, Mike Wallace Remembers, CBS, 1997.

Fifty Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997.

Anchor, Artists & Entertainers: People of the Century: CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1998.

Host, Skitch Henderson at 80 (also known as Skitch Henderson: A Man and His Music—80 Years), PBS, 1998.

Himself, CBS: The First 50 Years, CBS, 1998.

Himself, Don Hewitt: 90 Minutes on 60 Minutes, PBS and CBS, 1998.

Himself, NY TV: By the People Who Made It—Parts I & II (also known as NYTV: By the People Who Made It), PBS, 1998.

Himself, 60 Minutes at 30, CBS, 1998.

Himself, TV Guide's 40th Anniversary, 1998.

Anchor, Person of the Century: CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1999.

Himself, It's Only Talk: The Real Story of America's Talk Show, Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Correspondent, Election Night 2000, CBS, 2000.

Host, Gays in the Military, History Channel, 2000.

Himself, The Great American History Quiz: Heroes and Villains, History Channel, 2000.

Himself, The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television, ABC, 2000.

Host, 2001: A Year for History, History Channel, 2001.

Himself, Breaking the News (documentary), CBS, 2001.

Himself, George Segal: American Still Life, PBS, 2001.

(Uncredited) Narrator of Movietone newsreel, Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood, American Movie Classics, 2001.

Presenter, CBS at 75: A Primetime Celebration, CBS, 2003.

Himself, Tell Me a Story: The Man Who Made 60 Minutes, CBS, 2004.

(In archive footage) … A Fathera SonOnce upon a Time in Hollywood, HBO, 2005.

Himself, I'm Mike Wallace: A 60 Minutes Tribute, CBS, c. 2006.

Himself (University of Michigan '39), Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry, HBO, 2007.

Himself, That's the Way It Is: Celebrating Cronkite at 90, CBS, 2007.

Appeared in other programs, including coverage of political elections; served as the host of several programs and as the narrator of documentaries, 1952-56.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1990.

Funny Women of Television: A Museum of Television & Radio Tribute, NBC, 1991.

The American Television Awards, ABC, 1993.

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 13th Annual Hall of Fame, Showtime, 1998.

Presenter, The 57th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Announcer, "The Spike Jones Show," The Colgate Comedy Hour (also known as Colgate Summer Comedy Hour, Colgate Variety Hour, Michael Todd Revue, and The NBC Comedy Hour), NBC, 1951.

Announcer, The Colgate Comedy Hour (also known as Colgate Summer Comedy Hour, Colgate Variety Hour, Michael Todd Revue, and The NBC Comedy Hour), NBC, another episode in 1951.

Narrator, "The Roman Kid," Studio One (also known as Studio One in Hollywood, Studio One Summer Theatre, Summer Theatre, Westinghouse Studio One, and Westinghouse Summer Theatre), CBS, 1953.

Reporter, "The Conquest of Mexico (1519)," You Are There, CBS, 1953.

"The Mascot," Suspense, CBS, 1953.

"Rock-Bound," The Web, CBS, 1954.

Carl, "For the Defense," Studio One (also known as Studio One in Hollywood, Studio One Summer Theatre, Summer Theatre, Westinghouse Studio One, and Westinghouse Summer Theatre), CBS, 1955.

Tom, "The Half-Promised Land," General Electric Theater (also known as G.E. Theater and G.E. True Theater), CBS, 1955.

Guest panelist, To Tell the Truth, CBS, 1956.

"The Changing Ways of Love," The Seven Lively Arts, CBS, 1957.

Presenter, The Hate That Hate Produced (multipart documentary), broadcast on Newsbeat (also known as NewsBeat, Mike Wallace's "NewsBeat," and Mike Wallace's "Newsbeat"), WNTA-TV (New York City), 1959.

Host, "A 70th Birthday Salute to Paul Whiteman," The Revlon Revue (also known as Revlon Presents and The Revlon Spring Music Festival), CBS, 1960.

Himself and narrator, "Accent on Comedy," The Revlon Revue (also known as Revlon Presents and The Revlon Spring Music Festival), CBS, 1960.

Himself, "Nightbeat Takeoff," The Jack Benny Program (also known as The Jack Benny Show), CBS, 1960.

Himself, "Night Clubs, New York," The Revlon Revue (also known as Revlon Presents and The Revlon Spring Music Festival), CBS, 1960.

Himself, "Well, What about You?," Startime (also known as Ford Startime and Lincoln-Mercury Startime), NBC and CBC, 1960.

Himself, The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, 1976.

Himself, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1988.

Himself, The Phil Donahue Show (also known as Donahue), syndicated, 1990.

Anchor, Whose Side Are You On?, CBS, 1991.

Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Best of Carson), NBC, 1991.

Himself, The Howard Stern Show, syndicated, 1992.

Himself, "All the Life That's Fit to Print," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1993.

Himself, "General William Westmoreland," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: General William Westmoreland), Arts and Entertainment, 1993.

Himself, Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show, Late Show Backstage, and Letterman), CBS, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997.

Himself (New York City anchor), "Malcolm X: Make It Plain," The American Experience, PBS, 1994.

Himself, "Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval," American Masters, PBS, 1995.

Himself, Howard Stern (also known as The Howard Stern Show), E! Entertainment Television, 1995, 2005.

Narrator, "Buckminster Fuller: Thinking out Loud," American Masters, PBS, 1996.

"Smoke in the Eye" (also known as "Media and Tobacco"), Frontline, PBS, 1996.

Narrator, "Nancy Reagan: The President's Leading Lady," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Nancy Reagan), Arts and Entertainment, 1997.

Himself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 2000.

Himself, "Art Buchwald: The Wit of Washington," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Art Buchwald), Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Himself, "Dead Blue: A Film about Surviving Depression" (also known as "Dead Blue: Surviving Depression"), America Undercover, HBO, 1998.

Himself, "Never Can Say Goodbye," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1998.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Helen Gurley Brown, Lifetime, 1998.

Host, "Judy Garland," 60 Minutes II (also known as 60 Minutes and 60 Minutes Wednesday), CBS, 1999.

Himself, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," Great Books, The Learning Channel, 1999.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Lesley Stahl, Lifetime, 1999.

Himself, "Shirley MacLaine: This Time Around," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Shirley MacLaine), Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Liz Smith, Lifetime, 2001.

Himself, Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2002, 2004, 2006.

Himself, "Eavesdrop on Americans," The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, 2005.

Himself, "Merry Christmas … Maybe?," The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, 2005.

Himself, "Remembering Ed Bradley," Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2005.

Himself, The Daily Show (also known as A Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition,Jon Stewart, Ha-Daily Show, and I satira tou Jon Stewart), Comedy Central, multiple episodes in 2005.

Himself, Fox News Sunday, Fox News Channel, 2005.

Himself, Live with Regis & Kelly, syndicated, 2005.

Himself, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

(In archive footage) Himself, "Hugh Hefner: Girlfriends, Wives and Centerfolds," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Hugh Hefner: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2006.

Himself, "Walter Cronkite: Witness to History," American Masters, PBS, 2006.

(In archive footage) Himself, Countdown with Keith Olbermann (also known as Countdown and Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann), MSNBC, 2006.

Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2006.

Occasional correspondent, 60 Minutes, CBS, beginning c. 2006, interview segments from the series later broadcast as TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews, TV Land.

Himself, "Mike Wallace," The Colbert Report, Comedy Central, 2007.

Appeared in other programs.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Host and narrator, The Mike Wallace Profiles, CBS, 1981.

Television Work:

Coeditor, 60 Minutes (series), CBS, 1968-2006, interview segments later broadcast as TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews, TV Land.

Source of archive footage, "Malcolm X: Make It Plain" (episodic), The American Experience, PBS, 1994.

Source of clips, … A Fathera SonOnce upon a Time in Hollywood (special), HBO, 2005.

Radio Appearances:

Announcer, Sky King (series), ABC and Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS; consists of WXYZ [Detroit], WGN [Chicago], and WOR [New York]), 1947-54.

Himself, Howard Stern (episodic; also known as The Howard Stern Radio Show and The Howard Stern Show), 1995, 2005.

Narrated episodes of radio series, including The Green Hornet, Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS); and The Lone Ranger, Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS); appeared on daytime serials, including The Guiding Light, NBC; and Ma Perkins, NBC; host of several radio programs and narrator of documentaries, 1952-56.

Stage Appearances:

Samuel Ellis, Reclining Figure, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1954, and Holiday Theatre, New York City, 1954-55.

Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990.

Stage Work:

Coproducer, Debut, Theatre by the Sea, Matunuck, RI, 1955.

Film Appearances:

Narrator, Shy Guy (short educational film), 1947, released on video as part of The Educational Archives: Social Engineering 101, Fantoma, 2001.

Narrator, Improve Your Spelling (short educational film), Coronet Instructional Media, 1948.

(Uncredited) Himself, A Face in the Crowd (also known as Budd Schulberg's "A Face in the Crowd"), Warner Bros., 1957.

Narrator (English version), Ilya muromets (also known as The Epic Hero and the Beast and The Sword and the Dragon), dubbed version released by Valiant Films, 1960, rereleased by Sig Shore International, 1964, originally released in the former Soviet Union, 1956.

(Uncredited) Narrator, David Lean's Film of "Doctor Zhivago" (short documentary), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, The Candidate, Warner Bros., 1972.

Himself, Hugh Hefner: Once upon a Time (documentary; also known as Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner), I.R.S. Releasing, 1992.

(As Mr. Mike Wallace) Himself (CBS News correspondent; and in archive footage), Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (documentary), Fox Lorber, 1997, Strand Releasing, 1998.

Himself, Toots (documentary; also known as Toots Shor: Bigger Than Life), Menemsha Films, 2006.

Film Work:

Source of clips, Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (documentary), Fox Lorber, 1997, Strand Releasing, 1998.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

(In archive footage) Himself (interviewer), The Speeches of Malcolm X, MPI Home Video, 1997.

(In archive footage) Himself (interviewer), Playboy: The Story of X (documentary; also known as The Story of X), Playboy Home Video/Universal Music & Video Distribution, 1998.

Narrator for the short educational film Shy Guy, released on video as part of The Educational Archives: Social Engineering 101, Fantoma, 2001.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself (interviewer), Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection, Verve, 2005.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Specials:

(Author of narration) "The Homosexuals," CBS Reports (also known as CBS Reports with Ed Bradley), CBS, 1967.

Mike Wallace: Then and Now, a CBS News Special, CBS, 1990.

Watergate: The Secret Story, CBS, 1992.

1968, CBS, 1993.

Artists & Entertainers: People of the Century: CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1998.

Teleplays; Episodic:

Various reports, 60 Minutes, CBS, beginning 1968, interview segments later broadcast as TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews, TV Land.

Teleplays; Pilots:

(With Harry Moses) The Mike Wallace Profiles, CBS, 1981.

Wrote material that appeared in various programs.

Nonfiction:

Mike Wallace Asks (compilation of Wallace's television interviews), Simon & Schuster, 1958.

(With Gary Paul Gates) Close Encounters: Mike Wallace's Own Story (autobiography), Morrow, 1984.

(Author of foreword) Anne Sheffield, How You Can Survive When They're Depressed: Living and Coping with Depression Fallout, Harmony Books, 1998.

(Author of foreword) Gordon B. Hinckley, Standing for Something: Ten Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes, Three Rivers Press, 2001.

(With Allen Mikaelian) Medal of Honor: Profiles of America's Military Heroes from the Civil War to the Present, Hyperion, 2002.

(With Gates) Between You and Me: A Memoir (autobiography), Hyperion, 2005.

(Editor) The Way We Will Be 50 Years from Today: 60 of the World's Greatest Minds Share Their Vision of the Next Half-Century, Thomas Nelson, 2008.

Author of the column "Mike Wallace Asks," New York Post, 1957-58. Contributor to periodicals, including Guideposts. Wallace's papers relating to his work at CBS News are collected at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Hewitt, Don, Tell Me a Story: Fifty Years and 60 Minutes in Television, Public Affairs Press, 2001.

Madsen, Axel, 60 Minutes: The Power and the Politics of America's Most Popular TV News Show, Dodd Mead, 1984.

Periodicals:

Broadcasting & Cable, June 19, 2006, p. A5; August 14, 2006, p. 3.

New Yorker, July 10, 2006, p. 38.

People Weekly, December 1, 1997, p. 109; May 22, 2006.

Playboy, December, 1996, p. 51.

Time, November 1, 1999, p. 92.

TV Guide, November 6, 1993.

UPI NewsTrack, August 10, 2006.

Washington Post, March 15, 2006, pp. C1, C4.

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