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Date of Birth
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14-December-1922
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Place of Birth
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New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Don S. Hewitt, Donald Hewitt, Donald Shephard Hewitt
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Profession
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Businessperson, Television Producer, Journalist, Film Director, Television Director, Film Producer, Actor
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Donald Shepard "Don" Hewitt was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating 60 Minutes, the CBS television news magazine, in 1968, which at the time of his death, was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television. Under Hewitt's leadership, 60 Minutes was the only news program ever rated the nation's top-ranked television program, an achievement it accomplished five times. Hewitt produced the first televised presidential debate in 1960.
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