Don Hewitt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American television news producer
Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1922
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 19-Aug-2009
Profession: screenwriter, journalist, television director, film producer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Don Hewitt
- Donald Shepard "Don" Hewitt (December 14, 1922 – August 19, 2009) was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes in 1968, which at the time of his death was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television.
- Under Hewitt's leadership, 60 Minutes was the only news program ever rated the nation's top-ranked television program, an achievement it accomplished five times.
- Hewitt produced the first televised presidential debate in 1960.
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