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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.
Walter Cronkite to be buried in Missouri after NY funeral. Walter Cronkite's final resting place will benext to his late wife in Missouri. The iconic newsman's longtime chief of staff says a privatefuneral service has been scheduled for Thursday at St.Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan. A separate memorial also will be held within the next few weeksat the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. advertisement | advertise on newsday.