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(1921-2020) Author. Hugh Downs was born in Akron, Ohio, and died in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Full Name

Hugh Malcolm Downs

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Downs received a degree from Hunter College.

1921

BIRTH

Hugh Malcolm Downs was born in Akron, Ohio, on February 14, 1921.

1954

OTHER

Mr. Downs came to New York in 1954 to begin his broadcasting career.

1960

LITWORK

Yours Truly, Hugh Downs
Holt Rinehart Winston

Autobiography.

1967

LITWORK

A Shoal of Stars: A True-Life Account of Everyman's Dream: Sailing Across the Pacific to Exotic Lands
Doubleday

Nonfiction.

1973

LITWORK

Potential; The Way to Emotional Maturity
Doubleday
0385037422 ISBN-13: 978-0385037426
Nonfiction.

1979

LITWORK

Thirty Dirty Lies About Old
Argus Communications
0-89505-033-1
Nonfiction.

1986

LITWORK

On Camera
New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons
0399132031 ISBN-13: 978-0399132032
Memoir.

1994

LITWORK

Fifty to Forever
Thomas Nelson, Inc.
0840777868 ISBN-13: 978-0840777867
A collection of essays.

1995

LITWORK

Perspectives
Turner Publications
978-1-5703-6283-5
Collection of essays.

1999

LITWORK

Greater Phoenix: The Desert in Bloom
Towery Publications
978-1-8810-9669-6
Nonfiction.

2001

LITWORK

Pure Gold: A Lifetime of Love and Marriage
Arizona State University Press
0971716005 ISBN-13: 978-0971716001
Nonfiction.

2004

LITWORK

Letter to a Great Grandson: A Message of Love, Advice, and Hopes for the Future
Scribner
978-0-7432-6291-0
Nonfiction.

2020

DEATH

Hugh Downs died at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, on July 1, 2020.

2020

INTERMENT

Hugh Downs was interred at Christ Church of the Ascension Memory Garden, Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona.

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