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Also Known As Donald Shepard Hewitt
Born December 14, 1922 • New York City • New York
Died August 19, 2009 (aged 86) • New York
Awards And Honors Emmy Award

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Don Hewitt and Diane Sawyer of CBS's 60 Minutes sit at a control panel with monitors showing broadcast footage in a television studio, New York City, 1987.
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