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Ernest Leiser
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Born
February 26
,
1921
·
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
November 26
,
2002
·
South Nyack, New York, USA
(congestive heart failure)
Mini Bio
Ernest Leiser was born on February 26, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer, known for
CBS Reports (1959)
,
The World of Charlie Company (1970)
and
Years of Crisis (1950)
. He was married to Caroline Camp Leiser. He died on November 26, 2002 in South Nyack, New York, USA.
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Spouse
Caroline Camp Leiser
(? - November 26, 2002) (his death, 3 children)
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Reporter for CBS during World War II.
He proposed expanding the evening newscast to 30 minutes from 15, a change that was quickly followed by the other networks. He also helped select Walter Cronkite as anchor of the "CBS Evening News".
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