Mike Wallace

American journalist

Died when: 93 years 334 days (1126 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace (May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012) was an American journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality.He interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers during his seven-decade career.

He was one of the original correspondents for CBS' 60 Minutes, which debuted in 1968.Wallace retired as a regular full-time correspondent in 2006, but still appeared occasionally on the series until 2008.

He was the father of the current Fox News anchor Chris Wallace.Wallace interviewed many politicians, celebrities, and academics, such as Malcolm X, Richard Nixon, Pearl S.

Buck, Deng Xiaoping, Ronald Reagan, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Jiang Zemin, Ruhollah Khomeini, Kurt Waldheim, Frank Lloyd Wright, Yasser Arafat, Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat, Manuel Noriega, John Nash, Gordon B.

Hinckley, Vladimir Putin, Maria Callas, Barbra Streisand, Salvador Dalí, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, William Carlos Williams, Mickey Cohen, Roy Cohn, Dean Reed, Jimmy Fratianno, Aldous Huxley, and Ayn Rand.

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