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Peter Arnett Biography (1934-)

Born November 13, 1934, in Riverton, New Zealand; immigrated to the United States; naturalized U.S. citizen; son of Eric Lionel and Jane (maiden name, Gregg) Arnett; married Nina Nguyen Thu-Nga, September 17, 1964 (divorced); married second wife, early 1990s; children: (first marriage) Andrew Kim, Elsa Christina.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Broadcaster, correspondent, writer, journalist

Birth Details

November 13, 1934

Riverton, New Zealand

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Correspondent (Africa), Waging Peace, Cable News Network, 1989
• Correspondent, CNN Presents ... , Cable News Network, 1993
• Correspondent, Impact, Cable News Network, 1997
• Correspondent, Newsstand: CNN and Time, Cable News Network, 1998
• Specials
• Unauthorized Biography: Jane Fonda, syndicated, 1988
• (In archive footage) Himself (correspondent), Desert Storm: The War Begins, 1991
• Presenter, Alfred I. DuPont/Columbia University Awards in Broadcast Journalism, PBS, 1992
• Correspondent, Vietnam: Coming to Terms, Cable News Network, 1995
• Interviewee (CNN reporter), Larry King, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• The Fall of Saigon (documentary), The Discovery Channel, 1995
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Voice of Cable News Network reporter, Courage under Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Himself, 15 Minutes (also known as 15 Minuten Ruhm), New Line Cinema, 2001
• WRITINGS
• Television Miniseries
• The Ten Thousand Day War, 1980
• Books
• Live from the Battlefield: From Vietnam to Baghdad: Thirty Five Yearsin the World's War Zones, Simon & Schuster (New York), 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• American Journalism Review, June, 1999, p. 9
• Broadcasting & Cable, August 30, 1999, p. 46; March 11, 2002,p. 33
• The New Republic, August 3, 1998, p. 6
• New York Times Magazine, March 3, 1991
• Newsweek, February 11, 1991, p. 36
• People, summer, 1991, p. 34-36