Dan Rather
About
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Also Known As
Daniel Irvin Rather Jr.
Birth Place
Wharton, Texas, USA
Born
October 31, 1931
Filmography
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The Love We Make
(2011)
Himself
The President's Book of Secrets
(2010)
Himself
Beer for My Horses
(2008)
Himself
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
(1998)
Larry King: JFK Remembered
(1993)
The Love We Make
(2011)
Other
Family & Companions
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Jean Rather
Wife
Married in 1958.
Bibliography
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"Deadlines & Datelines"
Dan Rather, William Morrow (1999)
"I Remember"
Dan Rather (1991)
"The Camera Never Blinks"
(1977)
"The Palace Guard"
(1974)
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Love We Make
(2011)
Himself
The President's Book of Secrets
(2010)
Himself
Beer for My Horses
(2008)
Himself
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
(1998)
Larry King: JFK Remembered
(1993)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
The Love We Make
(2011)
Other
Cast (Special)
Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution
(2004)
CBS at 75: A Primetime Celebration
(2003)
Spike TV Presents GQ Men of the Year Awards 2003
(2003)
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Paula Zahn
(2002)
American Veteran Awards
(2001)
What Was That About? The Weird (But True) Story of Election 2000
(2001)
Breaking the News
(2001)
VoteFest 2000
(2000)
Disconnected: Politics, the Press and the Public: A Fred Friendly Seminar
(2000)
Kids Pick the Issues
(2000)
Election Night 2000
(2000)
Anchor
Monica: The Untold Story
(1999)
Interviewee
Person of the Century: CBS News/Time 100
(1999)
Anchor
Intimate Portrait: Lesley Stahl
(1999)
Walter Cronkite: Eyewitness to History
(1998)
Interviewee
We Were There: CBS News at 50
(1998)
CBS: The First 50 Years
(1998)
Unspoiled Country
(1998)
Host
60 Minutes at 30
(1998)
Leaders and Revolutionaries: People of the Century: CBS News/Time 100
(1998)
John Glenn: Return to Space
(1998)
Anchor
Intimate Portrait: Ann Richards
(1998)
Narrator
50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary
(1997)
Hollywood and the News
(1997)
The Class of 2000
(1997)
All-Star Moms
(1997)
The 1996 Horatio Alger Awards
(1996)
Narration
Smithsonian Fantastic Journey
(1996)
1996 Republican National Convention
(1996)
The Last Revolutionary
(1996)
Incredible Journey: A Decade of "48 Hours"
(1996)
Anchor
Campaign '96: Super Tuesday
(1996)
Smithsonian Fantastic Journey
(1996)
Smithsonian Fantastic Journey
(1996)
State of the Union Address: The President, The Congress and You
(1996)
Anchor
The People and the Power Game
(1996)
Himself
1996 Democratic National Convention
(1996)
Campaign '96: New Hampshire Primary
(1996)
Anchor
Election Night 96
(1996)
Anchor
The Gulf War + 5
(1996)
Anchor; Reporter
Victory in the Pacific
(1995)
State of the Union: The President, The Congress & You
(1995)
Anchor (New York)
In the Killing Fields of America
(1995)
Legacy of Shame
(1995)
Faith & Politics: The Christian Right
(1995)
When America Trembled -- Murrow/McCarthy
(1994)
The 10th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame
(1994)
Presenter
Who Killed JFK: The Final Chapter?
(1993)
Schwarzkopf in Vietnam: A Soldier Returns
(1993)
60 Minutes... 25 Years
(1993)
Eye on the Earth
(1992)
Anchor
Watergate: The Secret Story
(1992)
Malcolm X: The Real Story
(1992)
America on the Line
(1992)
Anchor
See How They Run
(1992)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
(1991)
Dangerous Assignments
(1991)
A Day With Dan Rather
(1990)
Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter
(1990)
Hard Drugs, Hard Choices
(1990)
Panelist
Setting the Summit
(1990)
William S. Paley: Tribute to a Broadcasting Giant
(1990)
Anchor
48 Hours: Return to Crack Street
(1989)
Anchor
The Moon Above, the Earth Below
(1989)
CBS News Special: Lucy
(1989)
Presidential Inauguration
(1989)
The Wall Within
(1988)
Correspondent
Campaign '88: Election Night
(1988)
Anchor
JFK -- A Time Remembered
(1988)
Campaign '88: The Republican Convention
(1988)
Anchor
Campaign '88: The Democratic Convention
(1988)
Anchor
Four Days in November: The Assassination of President Kennedy
(1988)
Anchor
Catholics in America
(1987)
Anchor
The Soviet Union: Seven Days in May
(1987)
The Battle for Afghanistan
(1987)
48 Hours on Crack Street
(1986)
AIDS Hits Home
(1986)
The Best Congress Money Can Buy
(1975)
Reporter
Writer (Special)
Leaders and Revolutionaries: People of the Century: CBS News/Time 100
(1998)
Writer
The Class of 2000
(1997)
Writer
The Last Revolutionary
(1996)
Writer
Legacy of Shame
(1995)
Writer
Faith & Politics: The Christian Right
(1995)
Writer
Victory in the Pacific
(1995)
Writer
When America Trembled -- Murrow/McCarthy
(1994)
Writer
Schwarzkopf in Vietnam: A Soldier Returns
(1993)
Writer
Who Killed JFK: The Final Chapter?
(1993)
Writer
Special Thanks (Special)
Leaders and Revolutionaries: People of the Century: CBS News/Time 100
(1998)
Writer
The Class of 2000
(1997)
Writer
The Last Revolutionary
(1996)
Writer
Legacy of Shame
(1995)
Writer
Faith & Politics: The Christian Right
(1995)
Writer
Victory in the Pacific
(1995)
Writer
When America Trembled -- Murrow/McCarthy
(1994)
Writer
Schwarzkopf in Vietnam: A Soldier Returns
(1993)
Writer
Who Killed JFK: The Final Chapter?
(1993)
Writer
Life Events
1960
Joined KHOU-TV in Houston
1961
Signed with CBS
1988
Anchored and reported for the CBS news magazine "48 Hours"
1998
Signed contract to remain with CBS through the year 2002
2006
Offically resigned from CBS News after failing to reach a deal to extend his contract for "60 Minutes," where he had been contributing segments since retiring from the anchor desk
Family
Irvin Rather
Father
Oil pipeline worker.
Byrl Rather
Mother
Encyclopedia saleswoman, seamstress, waitress.
Donald Eugene Rather
Brother
Born on September 5, 1937.
Patricia Ann Rather
Sister
Born on November 27, 1939.
Dawn Robin Rather
Daughter
Danjack Rather
Son
Companions
Jean Rather
Wife
Married in 1958.
Bibliography
"Deadlines & Datelines"
Dan Rather, William Morrow (1999)
"I Remember"
Dan Rather (1991)
"The Camera Never Blinks"
(1977)
"The Palace Guard"
(1974)
"The Camera Blinks Twice"
Dan Rather and Peter Wyden
"The American Dream"
