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Adlai Stevenson

Actor
Born February 5, 1900Died July 14, 1965 (65 years)
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (/ˈædleɪ/; February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He previously served as the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1952 and 1956, losing both elections to Dwight Eisenhower. Stevenson was the grandson of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd vice president of the United States.

Raised in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in numerous positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Alcohol Administration, Department of the Navy, and the State Department. In 1945, he served on the committee that created the United Nations, and he was a member of the initial U.S. delegations to the UN.

In 1948, he was elected governor of Illinois, defeating incumbent governor Dwight H. Green in an upset. As governor, he reformed the state police, cracked down on illegal gambling, improved the state highways, and attempted to cleanse the state government of corruption. Stevenson also sought, with mixed success, to reform the Illinois state constitution and introduced several crime bills in the state legislature.

In the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections, he was chosen as the Democratic nominee for president, but was defeated in a landslide by Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower both times. In 1960, he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination for a third time at the Democratic National Convention. After President John F. Kennedy was elected, he appointed Stevenson as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Two major events Stevenson dealt with during his time as UN ambassador were the Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba in April 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962.

Stevenson served as UN ambassador from January 1961 until his death during a visit to London on July 14, 1965. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in his hometown of Bloomington, Illinois.

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Filmography

2024
2021
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass · as Self - U.s. Ambassador To The United Nations 1961 - 1965
2017
JFK: The Making of a President · as Self - Democratic Candidate For President Of The United States
2016
2013
Killing Oswald · as Self - Un Ambassador
2013
2009
JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America · as Self - U.s. Ambassador To The U.n.
2009
Double Take · as Self
2007
2001
1995
Nixon · as Self - Facing Microphones
1995
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie · as Self - U.s Ambassador (1961-1965) To The Un (archive Footage)
1995
1993
Matinee · as Self - Un Security Council Meeting
1991
JFK · as Self
1980
On Company Business · as Self - Us Ambassador To The Un
1973
Executive Action · as Self - Badgered By Right-Wing Hecklers
1969
1969
Che! · as Self
1964
1962
1957
The Mike Wallace Interview (TV Series) · as Self
1953
Panorama (TV Series) · as Self
1953
Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self - Governor Of Illinois
1951
See It Now (TV Series) · as Self
1950
The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Self
1947
Meet the Press (TV Series) · as Self

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