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'''David McCullough''' (born July 7, 1933) is a historical biographer known for works such as ''Truman'' (1992), ''John Adams'' (2001), and ''1776'' (2005). The book ''Truman'' was adapted into a TV film in 1995, where [[Harry S. Truman|H.S. Truman]] is played by Gary Sinise, and the book [http://hbo.com/john-adams ''John Adams''] was adapted into a television miniseries in 2008, where [[John Adams|Adams]] is played by Paul Giamatti. McCullough has also appeared on the [[PBS]] television programs "''American Heritage''" and "''Smithsonian World''". There is also a documentary about McCullough titled [http://hbo.com/documentaries/david-mccullough-painting-with-words/synopsis.html ''David McCullough: Painting With Words''] (2008).

'''David McCullough''' (born July 7, 1933) is a historical biographer known for works such as ''Truman'' (1992), ''John Adams'' (2001), and ''1776'' (2005).<ref>http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/David-McCullough/938</ref> The book ''Truman'' was adapted into a TV film in 1995, where [[Harry S. Truman|H.S. Truman]] is played by Gary Sinise, and the book<ref>http://hbo.com/john-adams ''John Adams''</ref> was adapted into a television miniseries in 2008, where [[John Adams|Adams]] is played by Paul Giamatti. McCullough has also appeared on the [[PBS]] television programs "''American Heritage''" and "''Smithsonian World''". There is also a documentary about McCullough titled ''David McCullough: Painting With Words'' (2008).<ref>http://hbo.com/documentaries/david-mccullough-painting-with-words/synopsis.html</ref>

 

He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended [[Yale University]].<ref>http://www.achievement.org/achiever/david-mccullough/</ref>  He wrote for ''Sports Illustrated'', then moved to Washington D.C. and worked for the United States Information agency.<ref>"McCullough, David."  ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>  He then worked as an editor for ''American Heritage'' but quit after writing his first book, ''The Johnstown Flood''.<ref>https://www.neh.gov/about/awards/jefferson-lecture/david-mccullough-biography</ref>  He is most famous for ''The Path Between the Seas'', a book which won the National Book Award in History, the Francis Parkman Prize, and the Cornelius Ryan Award.<ref>http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/david-gaub-mccullough-1180.php</ref>

==See also==

==See also==

* [[John Adams (miniseries)]]

* [[John Adams (miniseries)]]

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