Robert David "Bob" Simon was an American television correspondent for CBS News. During his career, he covered crises, war, and unrest in 67 countries. Simon reported the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam, the Israeli-Lebanese Conflict in 1982, and the student protests in China's Tiananmen Square in 1989. During the Persian Gulf War in 1991, he and four of his TV crew were captured and imprisoned by Iraq for 40 days. He published a book about the experience titled "Forty Days."
Bob Simon
Active - 2009 - 2023 |
Birth - May 29, 1941 |
Death - Feb 11, 2015 |
Genres - Documentary, Biography, History, Crime, Drama
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Subgenres - Political Drama, Prison Film, Sport Film
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Robert D. Simon, Robert David Simon-
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