David McCullough died on Sunday, August 7, 2022.
The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s biographies brought character and engaging tales of persons and situations that made up the foundation of the American experience.
He was 89.
David McCullough cause of death
McCullough passed away at his home in Hingman, Massachusetts according to his publisher Simon & Schuster.
He began his career at Sports Illustrated after graduating and eventually moved on to the United States Information Agency.
He began writing historical nonfiction after getting a job at American Heritage, and The Johnstown Flood, his debut piece, was published in 1968.
Presidential biographies of Harry Truman in 1992 and John Adams in 2001, two of McCullough’s most well-known books, not only received Pulitzer Prizes but also were adapted into TV miniseries.
His talent for relating stories made him a skilled narrator of documentaries such as Ken Burns’ Civil War.
David McCullough wife and children
McCullough’s wife was Rosalee McCullough.
He married her in 1954 but she died in June 2022.
They had five children who survive them.
David McCullough net worth
McCullough is worth 4 million at the time he died.
David McCullough funeral
His funeral is yet to be held as of 2022
