david strathairn played edward murrow in goodnight and goodluck.
david strathairn played edward murrow in goodnight and goodluck.
who played edward murrow in goodnight and goodluck?
david strathairn
several movies were filmed, either completely or partly about murrow. in 1986, hbo broadcast the made-for-cable biographical movie, "murrow", with daniel j. travanti in the title role, and robert vaughn in a supporting role. in the 1999 film "the insider", lowell bergman, a television producer for the cbs news magazine "60 minutes", played by al pacino, is confronted by mike wallace, played by christopher plummer, after an exposé of the tobacco industry is edited down to suit cbs management and then, itself, gets exposed in the press for the self-censorship. wallace passes bergman an editorial printed in "the new york times", which accuses cbs of betraying the legacy of edward r. murrow. "good night, and good luck" is a 2005 oscar-nominated film directed, co-starring and co-written by george clooney about the conflict between murrow and joseph mccarthy on "see it now". murrow is portrayed by actor david strathairn, who received an oscar nomination. in the film, murrow's conflict with cbs boss william paley occurs immediately after his skirmish with mccarthy.
edward r. murrow
edward r. murrow award









































the edward r. murrow award may refer to one of several awards named after american journalist edward r. murrow:









































bullet::::- edward r. murrow award (corporation for public broadcasting), given out to individuals in public radio since 1977









































bullet::::- edward murrow award (overseas press club of america), given annually since 1978 for "best tv interpretation or documentary on international affairs"









































bullet::::- edward r. murrow award (radio television digital news association), given to broadcast news organizations since 1971
edward r. murrow award