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Mini Bio (1). Walter Cronkite was born on November 4, 1916 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA as Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. He is known for his work on Fail Safe (2000), You Are There (1953) and The Twentieth Century (1957).He was married to Mary Elizabeth Betsy Maxwell.ather of Kathy Cronkite and Chip Cronkite. In 1997, released his autobiography, A Reporter's Life, which coincided with a two-hour TV special, Cronkite Remembers (1997), in which he reminisced about his years as a reporter. A week later, an eight-hour version aired on The Discovery Channel.
For the American baseball coach, see Tom Harmon (baseball). For the California State Senator, see Tom Harman. Thomas Dudley Harmon (September 28, 1919 â March 15, 1990), sometimes known by the nickname Old 98, was an American football player, military pilot, and sports broadcaster. Harmon grew up in Gary, Indiana, and played college football at the halfback position for the University of Michigan from 1938 to 1940.