Morley Safer Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$25,000,000

Famous news reporter and television correspondent, Morley Safer had a net worth valued at approximately $25 million before he passed away at 84 in 2016. Safer accumulated his wealth through several years in both print journalism and TV, while winning a total of 12 Emmys and three Peabody Awards throughout his career.

Key facts:

Morley Safer was a Canadian-born American news reporter and television correspondent

He worked for the CBS evening news magazine program 60 Minutes for 46 years and accumulated a net worth of $25 million through his work in print journalism and on TV

Morley Safer received numerous awards during his career, including 12 Emmys and three Peabody Awards

Before his work in television, Morley Safer reported for various newspapers in Canada, including the Woodstock Sentinel Review and the Toronto Telegram

Morley Safer reported on the Vietnam War and filed a controversial TV report that depicted US troops in Vietnam torching a village that was ostensibly full of innocent civilians, which is credited with stoking antiwar feeling in the United States

On May 19, 2016, Morley Safer died at the age of 84

Morley Safer owned two properties on the east coast, a main home near Park Avenue and a country cottage in the town of Chester, Connecticut

Basic Information About Morley Safer

Category	Celebrities › Actors
Professions	Writer, TV Journalist, Journalist, Actor
Net worth	$25,000,000
Date of birth	1931-11-08
Place of birth	Toronto
Date of death	2016-05-19 (aged 84)
Nationality	Canada
Spouse	26 October - Jane Fearer ( 1968 - 19 May 2016) (his death) (1 child)
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Morley Safer win?

Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
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Morley Safer awards

Award Name	State	Movie / Series Name	Year
WGA Award (TV) - News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary	Nominee	60 Minutes	2006
WGA Award (TV) - News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary	Nominee	60 Minutes	2004

Morley Safer roles

Movie / Series	Role
Morning Glory	Self
House of Cards	Morley Safer 1 episode, 2014
American Experience	Narrator 2 episodes, 1991-1997
Murphy Brown	Morley Safer 1 episode, 1993

Morley Safer's Quotes

[on appearing on TV] It makes me uneasy. It is not natural to be talking to a piece of machinery. But the money is good.

Morley Safer's photos

Interesting Facts about Morley Safer

He won 11 Emmies for 60 minutes.
He joined 60 Minutes in December 1970.
In his early thirties, he joined the CBS News team---as a correspondent in the London Bureau.
In 1967, he was named London Bureau Chief, a position he held for 3 years.
Before coming to CBS News, he was a correspondent/producer of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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