He later worked as an editor and writer for the United States Information Agency in Washington, D.C. "Once I discovered the endless fascination of doing the research and of doing the writing, I knew I had found what I wanted to do in my life."Īfter graduation, McCullough moved to New York City, where Sports Illustrated hired him as a trainee. He served apprenticeships at Time, Life, the United States Information Agency, and American Heritage, where he enjoyed research. While at Yale, he became a member of Skull and Bones. Wilder, says McCullough, taught him that a competent writer maintains "an air of freedom" in the storyline, so that a reader will not anticipate the outcome, even if the book is non-fiction. He occasionally ate lunch with the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright Thornton Wilder. He considered it a "privilege" to study at Yale because of faculty members such as John O'Hara, John Hersey, Robert Penn Warren, and Brendan Gill. McCullough attended Yale University, graduating with honors in English in 1955. McCullough "loved school, every day" he contemplated many career choices, everything from architect, actor, painter, writer, to lawyer, and contemplated attending medical school for a time. His parents often talked about history, a topic he says should be discussed more often. McCullough's parents and his grandmother, who read to him often, introduced him to books at an early age. One of four sons, McCullough had a "marvelous" childhood with a wide range of interests, ranging from sports to drawing cartoons. He was educated at Linden Avenue Grade School and Shady Side Academy, in his hometown of Pittsburgh. McCullough was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Ruth (nee Rankin) and Christian Hax McCullough.
McCullough's history, The Greater Journey (2011), is about Americans in Paris from the 1830s to the 1900s. McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, Truman (1992) and John Adams (2001), have been adapted by HBO into a TV film and a mini-series, respectively. McCullough has also narrated numerous documentaries, such as The Civil War by Ken Burns, as well as the 2003 film Seabiscuit, and he hosted American Experience for twelve years.
Truman, John Adams, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Wright Brothers. McCullough's first book was The Johnstown Flood (1968), and he has since written nine more on such topics as Harry S. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. Currently-lives in Boston, Massachusettsĭavid McCullough is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer.Awards-National Book Award (twice) Pulitzer Prize (twice) Presidential Medal of Honor.
0 kommentar(er)
