John Daly

Birthday

Feb 20, 1914

Birthplace

Johannesburg, South Africa

Bio: Date of Death24 February 1991, Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. (cardiac arrest) Birth NameJohn Charles Patrick Croghan Daly Height6' 1" (1.85 m) SpouseVirginia Warren (22 December 1960 - 24 February 1991) (his death) 3 children Margaret Criswell Neale (7 January 1936 - February 1960) (divorced) 3 children TriviaWas son-in-law of former US Supreme… More Bio: Date of Death24 February 1991, Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. (cardiac arrest) Birth NameJohn Charles Patrick Croghan Daly Height6' 1" (1.85 m) SpouseVirginia Warren (22 December 1960 - 24 February 1991) (his death) 3 children Margaret Criswell Neale (7 January 1936 - February 1960) (divorced) 3 children TriviaWas son-in-law of former US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren.He was a war correspondent in Italy in August 1943 covering Gen. George S. Patton at the time of the infamous "slapping" incident.Many people first heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor when John Daly came on the air at 2:25 PM (EST) with the news report on CBS radio.In the 1950s, he worked for several years at ABC Television as Vice President in charge of News, Special Events and Public Affairs. During this period, he received three Peabody Awards: 1954 - Personal Award for Radio-Televison News. Partial quote from citation: "John Charles Daly is primarily a reporter-and a good one. His versatility as a radio and television personality has not diluted his basic talent as a competent and discerning journalist." 1956 - Institutional Award for Television News Coverage of the National Political Conventions. Partial quote: "Last summer, the American Broadcasting Company, with department head John Daly and a carefully picked team, covered the Democratic and Republican national conventions. The result was a perfect example of how an important news event should be brought home to a television audience." 1957 - Prologue '58. Partial quote: "ABC's handling of the news, consistently authoritative and imaginative throughout 1957, hit a new high with its year-end roundup and forecast for the months to come - 'Prologue '58.' The credit goes equally to John Daly and his staff.."He was one of the featured reporters on CBS Radio's "You Are There" (1947-1950).Enrolled as a child at the Tilton School in New Hampshire; he eventually became the Chairman of the Board of the school and an alumni award was established in his name after his death.Although he spent most of his career in radio and television news, he is best-known to TV viewers as the moderator of one of the most successful quiz shows of all time, "What's My Line." In its first, and most popular version, it ran in prime time on CBS from 1950 to 1967. He was the show's only moderator.