Chet Huntley

American broadcaster (1911–1974)
Person Human Q796122
Chet Huntley
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
December 10, 1911
Date of death
March 20, 1974
Place of birth
Cardwell
Place of death
Big Sky
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Cause of death
lung cancer[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Huntley[20]
Given name
Chet[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Native language
English[11]
Start of work period
1934
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Chet Huntley ar تشيت هنتلي ja チェット・ハントリー ko 쳇 헌틀리 ru Хантли, Чет ru Чет Хантли uk Чет Гантлі
🔖 Identifiers · 36
VIAF cluster ID
23190088
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85073628
GND ID
128347643
American National Biography ID
1602773
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
90126760
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
HuntleyChet1911-1974
Emmys person ID
chet-huntley
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains ID
med.023
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Chet-Huntley
FAST ID
156885
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Fandango person ID
302040
Film.ru person ID
chet-huntley
Find a Grave memorial ID
528, 22465897
Freebase ID
/m/02zzgk
GTAA ID
112909
Geni profile ID
6000000003003851646
Grammy Awards artist ID
chet-huntley/10879
IMDb ID
nm0403142
IdRef ID
229546277
J9U entity ID
987007352110105171
Kinobox person ID
869905
NNDB people ID
132/000056961
Open Library ID
OL2123465A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
46026
Prabook ID
1039698
SNAC ARK ID
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TMDB person ID
1069237
TV.com ID (archived)
people/chet-huntley
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10569713
WikiTree person ID
Huntley-1743
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyxdg9hjQ6vMbWtHF9dQq
ČSFD person ID
882807

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← Cast member 3
Award received 2
Educated at 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Writing language 1
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Summary

Chet Huntley's place of birth was Cardwell[1]. He was born on December 10, 1911[2]. He passed away in Big Sky[3]. He died on March 20, 1974[4]. He worked as a news presenter[5], television presenter[6], journalist[7], and actor[8].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Washington[12], a public research university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1861[26]; Montana State University[13], a public university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1893[29], headquartered in Bozeman[30]; and Cornish College of the Arts[14], an art academy[31], in United States[32], founded in 1914[33], headquartered in William Volker Building[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Peabody Awards[15], an award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1940[37] and George Polk Award[16], a journalism prize[38], in United States[39], founded in 1949[40].

FAQs

Where was Chet Huntley born?

Born in Cardwell[1].

Where did Chet Huntley die?

Chet Huntley passed away in Big Sky[3].

What did Chet Huntley do for work?

Chet Huntley worked as news presenter[5], television presenter[6], journalist[7], and actor[8].

Where did Chet Huntley go to school?

Chet Huntley was educated at University of Washington[12], Montana State University[13], and Cornish College of the Arts[14].

What awards did Chet Huntley receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[15], George Polk Award[16], and Peabody Awards[17].

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  12. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . peabodyawards.com. peabodyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . liu.edu. liu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . peabodyawards.com. peabodyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57985: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
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  3. 13w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Cardwell
    Educated at → University of Washington, Montana State University, Cornish College of the Arts
    Find a Grave memorial ID → 528, 22465897
    Award received → Peabody Awards, George Polk Award
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Find a Grave memorial ID: 22465897, batch #264109"
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