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Morley Safer Biography (1931-)

Born November 8, 1931, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; immigrated to the UnitedStates, 1964; son of Max (an upholsterer) and Anna (maiden name, Cohn) Safer;married Jane Fearer (an anthropologist and museum consultant), 1968; children: Sarah. Addresses: Office: CBS News, 524 West 57th St., New York, NY10019-2902.; Contact: NS Bienstock, 1740 Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, NY10019; 51 West 52nd St., New York, NY 10019.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Television journalist, producer, writer

Birth Details

November 8, 1931

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Correspondent, 60 Minutes, CBS, 1970-
• CBS Reports, CBS, 1981
• Host, Legendary Hangouts, Food Network, 1999
• Voice of John Adams, The American President, PBS, 2000
• American Medical Review, PBS, 2002-
• Specials
• Morley Safer's Vietnam--A Personal Diary, CBS, 1967
• Morley Safer's Red China Diary, CBS, 1967
• Anchor, The Cowboy, the Craftsman, and the Ballerina, 1981
• Presenter, The 48th Alfred I. duPont--Columbia University Awards,PBS, 1990
• William S. Paley: Tribute to a Broadcasting Giant, CBS, 1990
• Host and correspondent, 60 Minutes: The Entertainers, CBS, 1991
• One on One: Classic Television Interviews, CBS, 1993
• 60 Minutes ... 25 Years (also known as 60 Minutes Turns 25), CBS, 1993
• One for the Road with Charles Kuralt and Morely Safer, CBS, 1994
• Correspondent, Smithsonian Fantastic Journey, CBS, 1996
• Narrator, Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud, PBS, 1996
• Narrator, Exodus 1947, PBS, 1996
• Narrator, The Telephone, PBS, 1997
• Narrator, Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
• Himself, We Were There: CBS News at 50, CBS, 1998
• Narrator, Walter Cronkite: Eyewitness to History, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
• Mike Wallace: TV's Grand Inquisitor, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
• Don Hewitt: 90 Minutes on 60 Minutes, PBS, 1998
• 60 Minutes at 30, CBS, 1998
• Anchor, Person of the Century: CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1999
• Anchor, Great Minds, Great Discoveries: People of the Century--CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1999
• Himself, Breaking the News, 2001
• Miniseries
• (In archive footage; uncredited) Himself, Cold War, CNN, 1998
• Episodic
• CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, CBS, 1965
• Guest, Front Page Challenge, CBC, 1972
• Himself, "All the Life That's Fit to Print," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1993
• Also appeared in CBC News Magazine, CBC.
• Television Work
• Series
• News co-editor, 60 Minutes, CBS, 1970-
• Specials
• Producer, Morley Safer's Vietnam--A Personal Diary, CBS, 1967
• Film Appearances
• The Canadian Conspiracy, 1986
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• The Second Battle of Britain (documentary), 1976
• Television Specials
• One for the Road with Charles Kuralt and Morely Safer, CBS, 1994
• Great Minds, Great Discoveries: People of the Century--CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1999
• Film and Video Scripts
• Thoroughly Modern Millicent (from a 60 Minutes segment), Arthur Mokin Productions, 1981
• The Wrong Stuff: American Architecture (from a 60 Minutes segment), Carousel Films, 1982
• Unknown Genius: The Savant Syndrome (from a 60 Minutes segment), Lawren Productions, 1984
• Books
• Flashbacks: On Returning to Vietnam (memoir), Random House (New York), 1990
• Editor, Letters from Vietnam, William Morrow, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Maclean's, June 22, 1998, p. 36