Harry Reasoner

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Harry Reasoner

Harry Reasoner Born: 17-Apr-1923
Birthplace: Dakota City, IA
Died: 6-Aug-1991
Location of death: Norwalk, CT [1]
Cause of death: Cancer - Lung
Remains: Buried, Union Cemetery, Humbolt, IA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Journalist
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: 60 Minutes

Military service: US Army (drafted, 1943-46, WWII)

[1] Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT.

Father: Harry Ray Reasoner (teacher)
Mother: Eunice Nicholl (teacher)
Wife: Kathleen Carroll Reasoner (div. 1981, two sons, five daughters)
Son: Stuart
Daughter: Ann
Daughter: Elizabeth
Daughter: Jane
Daughter: Mary Ray
Daughter: Ellen
Son: Jonathan Andrew
Wife: Lois Harriett Weber (m. 1988)

High School: West High School, Minneapolis, MN
University: Stanford University
University: University of Minnesota

Northwest Airlines St. Paul, MN
Peabody 1966
Emmy 1973-74
Brain Surgery (Jun-1991)
Risk Factors: Smoking

TELEVISION
60 Minutes Co-Anchor (1968-91)

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (7-Mar-1982) · Himself

Author of books:
Tell Me About Women (1946, novel)
Before The Colors Fade (1981)

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