What is Harry Reasoner?
[[File:1976 - Harry Reasoner - Newsman Television Press Photo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reasoner in 1976]] '''Harry Truman Reasoner''' (April 17, 1923 – August 6, 1991) was an American journalist for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[CBS]] News. He was known for his use of language as a [[television]] commentator, and as a founder of the [[60 Minutes|''60 Minutes'' program]]. Over the course of his career, Reasoner won three [[Emmy Awards]] and a [[George Foster Peabody Award]] in 1967. Reasoner was born in [[Dakota City, Iowa|Dakota City]], [[Iowa]]. He was raised in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. He studied at [[Stanford University]] and the [[University of Minnesota]]. He served in [[World War II]]. In 1946, Reasoner married Kathleen Carroll. They divorced in 1981. In 1988, he married Lois Harriett Weber. Their marriage would last until Reasoner's death in 1991. Reasoner had seven children. Reasoner died on August 6, 1991 from a [[blood clot]] in the [[brain]] after falling at his home in [[Westport, Connecticut|Westport]], [[Connecticut]], aged 68.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goodman|first=Mark|title=Good Night, Harry|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20115725,00.html|publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]] ([[Time Inc.]])|date=August 19, 1991|access-date=April 8, 2014|archive-date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213530/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20115725,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{Wikiquote-inline}} * {{IMDb name|0714159|Harry Reasoner}} * {{Find a Grave|5107|Harry Reasoner}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reasoner, Harry}} [[Category:Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:1991 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from blood clot]] [[Category:Accidental deaths from falls in the United States]] [[Category:American television news anchors]] [[Category:American war correspondents]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Journalists from Iowa]] [[Category:Jour