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394 David Shaw Biographies

David Charles Shaw born 1944 California, United States

David's father was actor/producer Peter Shaw (born Peter Shaw Pullen in England, 1918 - 2003) and his mother was model Mercia Lydia Squires (born in 1918 England). They were married for 5 years. He had a half-brother, actor/director Anthony P Shaw (1952 - 2010) and a half-sister Deidre Shaw through his father's marriage to actor Angela Lansbury. Before his relationship with Angela Lansbury, Shaw had David Charles Shaw (in 1944) with his previous partner, Mercia. After walking down the aisle together, Lansbury and Shaw had two children of their own — son Anthony P Shaw and daughter Deidre Angela Shaw. So Angela Lansbury was David Charles' stepmother. David, his father Peter, and his brother Anthony P. co-produced Angela Lansbury's show "Murder She Wrote". Read an interview with David and his view of his step-mother at Angela Lansbury's Stepson David Gives Candid Interview about the Actress and Her Family

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David Shaw Jan 4, 1943 - Aug 1, 2005 Los Angeles, California, United States

Shaw, David 1943–2005 Born January 4, 1943, in Dayton, OH; died of complications from a brain tumor, August 1, 2005, in Los Angeles, CA. Journalist, critic, and author. Shaw was a Pulitzer Prize-winning media critic and reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Interested in journalism from a young age, he first started writing for his high school newspaper and had his first reporting job—with the Huntington Park, California, Daily Signal—while still attending the University of California at Los Angeles. After graduating in 1965, he was a feature writer based in Long Beach, California, for two years before joining the Los Angeles Times in 1968. During his first few years there, Shaw was a feature writer for the paper. His career took a notable turn when his editor, William F. Thomas, selected him to be the newspaper's media critic. Thomas believed that circulation for the Los Angeles Times was declining because readers were losing trust in its reporting. He assigned Shaw to criticize not only other papers and media outlets, but his own paper as well. Thus the public would hopefully regain confidence that the paper was trying to report fairly on issues. With the backing of his editor, Shaw took the job to heart, and felt free to pick apart the work of his fellow journalists for their sloppy research and biased reporting. Naturally, this cost him many friends, but Shaw's articles did, indeed, prove effective in winning readers. After working many years as media critic and winning a 1991 Pulitzer Prize, Shaw gained popularity with a food-and-wine column he began in 2002 called "Matters of Taste." The column shared his knowledge of and love for fine cuisine and wines in Los Angeles and around the world. In addition to his newspaper writings, Shaw was the author of several books, including Journalism Today: A Changing Press for a Changing America (1977), Press Watch: A Provocative Look at How Newspapers Report the News (1984), and The Pleasure Police: How Bluenose Busybodies and Lily-Livered Alarmists Are Taking All the Fun out of Life (1996).

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David W Shaw

David W Shaw was born to Elsie B Shaw and Jesse F Shaw, and has a brother Verne F Shaw. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David W Shaw.

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David Aaron Shaw born Jul 22, 1982 Texarkana, Texas, United States

David Aaron Shaw was born on July 22, 1982 in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas United States to Dave B Shaw, and has a brother Dave B. Shaw. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Aaron Shaw.

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David Alan Shaw Apr 7, 1947 - Apr 3, 2007 New Mexico

David Alan Shaw of New Mexico was born on April 7, 1947, and died at age 59 years old on April 3, 2007. David Shaw was buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section CBI Row 3 Site 446 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego, Ca.

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