Don Hollenbeck

(1905-1954)

American journalist

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Don Hollenbeck (March 30, 1905 – June 22, 1954) was a CBS newscaster, commentator, and associate of Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. He was the writer and producer of CBS Views the Press, a Peabody Award-winning radio show that critiqued powerful print journalists. Hollenbeck was also a frequent critic of McCarthyism and was subject to a smear campaign for his supposed Communist leanings. He committed suicide in 1954 after a tumultuous personal and professional life.

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Born	30 March 1905 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	22 June 1954 (aged 49) New York City, New York
Zodiac	Aries
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Jessie Seacrest 1905-1940 · · m. 1926; div. 1928 info edit

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Mildred Raleigh - · · m. 1934; div. 1941 info edit

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Angelique Dean -1985 · · m. 1941 info edit

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Jettie info 1st child with Jessie Seacrest Female b. 1927 · Age: 98 · 1927- · Celebrity Baby

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Zoe info 2nd child with Angelique Dean Female b. 1945 · Age: 80 · 1945- · Celebrity Baby

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