All of TVGuide.com Videos Only

Mike Wallace

Celebrity

Mike Wallace: Biography

Mike Wallace

Birth Name: Myron Leon Wallace
Birth Place: Brookline, MA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/09/1918, Taurus
Profession: Broadcast journalist

User Rating:

(3 ratings)
Add Your Rating:

1 stars

2 stars

3 stars

4 stars

5 stars

Mike Wallace Fast Facts:

Went to grammar school with John F. Kennedy in Brookline, MA.
Did radio commercials for The Green Hornet and The Lone Ranger.
Acted in the Broadway play Reclining Figure in 1954.
Was the host of several TV game shows in the '50s.
Turned down an offer to become President Richard Nixon's press secretary after covering the 1968 GOP convention.
Received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2003 (to go with his 19 news Emmys) and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1991.

Mike Wallace Relationships:
Buff Cobb - Ex-wife
Chris Wallace - Son
Frank Wallace - Father
Lorraine Perigord - Ex-wife
Mary Wallace - Wife
Norma Kaphan - Ex-wife
Pauline Wallace - Daughter
Peter Wallace - Son
Zina Wallace - Mother
Mike Wallace Awards:
1958 Golden Globe: Television Achievement - Winner
College:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (BA in Liberal Arts, 1939)

Photos

Dr. Phil, Sharon Stone, Larry King, Nancy Grace, Mike Wallace courtesy Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

more Mike Wallace photos (2 total photos)

Advertisement

Shop

My Friend Lenny: A Memoir of My Life in Music, With Personal Stories About Leonard Bernstein, Mike Wallace, Paul Simon, and Others

Buy My Friend Lenny: A Memoir of My Life in Music, With Personal Stories About Leonard Bernstein, Mike Wallace, Paul Simon, and Others from Amazon.com
From Bravura Books (Paperback)
Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy New: $19.95 (as of 12:24 AM EST - more info)

more Mike Wallace products

Advertisement

Most Popular TV Shows

more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

more popular movies

Top Videos

more top videos