Awards & Winners

David McCullough

Date of Birth 07-July-1933
Place of Birth Pittsburgh
(United States of America, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Area code 412, Area code 878)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as David Gaub McCullough
Profession Historian, Author, Writer, Screenwriter
David Gaub McCullough is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. 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. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, McCullough earned a degree in English literature from Yale University. His first book was The Johnstown Flood; and he has since written eight more on such topics as Harry S Truman, John Adams, and the Brooklyn Bridge. McCullough has also narrated multiple documentaries, as well as the 2003 film Seabiscuit; and he hosted American Experience for twelve years. McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, Truman and John Adams, have been adapted by HBO into a TV film and a mini-series, respectively. McCullough's most recent history, The Greater Journey, is about Americans in Paris from the 1830s to the 1900s.

Awards by David McCullough

Check all the awards nominated and won by David McCullough.

2002


Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Honored for : John Adams
Ambassador Book Award for Biography & Autobiography
Honored for : John Adams

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography John Adams

2001


New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year
Honored for : John Adams

1993


Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Honored for : Truman
St. Louis Literary Award

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography Truman

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Nonfiction Truman

1982


National Book Award for Autobiography/Biography (Hardcover)
Honored for : Mornings on Horseback

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Autobiography/Biography (Hardcover) Mornings on Horseback
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography Mornings on Horseback

1978


National Book Award for History
Honored for : The Path Between the Seas

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for History The Path Between the Seas