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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 14, 1960
Place of Birth:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Douglas Brinkley
Biography
Douglas Brinkley (born December 14, 1960) is an American author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities, and professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley is a history commentator for CNN, Presidential Historian for the New York Historical Society, and a contributing editor to the magazine Vanity Fair. He is a public spokesperson on conservation issues. He joined the faculty of Rice University as a professor of history in 2007. Brinkley joined the board of directors for the National Archives Foundation in 2023.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rather | Self - Historian & Author |
| 2022 | Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty | Self |
| 2020 | Fandango at the Wall | Self |
| 2020 | Public Trust | Self - Professor of History at Rice University |
| 2017 | The Obama Years: The Power of Words | Self - Presidential Historian |
| 2016 | Reagan: From Movie Star to President | Himself |
| 2013 | Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker | Self |
| 2013 | Henry Ford | Himself |
| 2010 | Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House | self |
| 2010 | Race | Himself |
| 2009 | Soul of a People: Writing America's Story | Self |
| 2006 | Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride | Self |
| 2004 | Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self |