Wallace retired as a regular fulltime correspondent in 2006, but still appeared occasionally. Mike wallace, who passed away over the weekend at age 93, was known for being a tough cbs 60 minutes news correspondent. Hes a prime example that if you live long enough, you just might get. Mike wallace, the longtime correspondent for cbss 60 minutes, recommends five books on depression, a condition he was first hit with more than 20 years ago. Suffering from depression, cbs newsman mike wallace. He was golden brown, stripped to the waist and came crashing through the back door of art buchwalds porch on marthas vineyard. In writing the book, cronkite interviewed celebrities who suffer from depression, including mike wallace, joan rivers, dick clark, kitty dukakis, rod steiger, rona barrett, jules feiffer, john kenneth galbraith, and william styron. How you can survive when theyre depressed explores depression from the perspective of those who are closest to the sufferers of. Mike wallace s battle with depression and suicide by mikaela conley april 9, 2012 at his lowest and most desperate, a bottle of pills and a suicide note seemed like the only answer for the. Veteran newsman mike wallace and his wife mary invite dr. Living and coping with depression fallout 9780609804155 by anne sheffield, mike wallace, donald f. Koplewicz uses anecdotes and advice to create what mike wallace from 60 minutes calls, a. Mike wallace and his blues brothers the boston globe. Wallace understood mental illness because he suffered from depression and had contemplated ending his own life.
Recently i met with him and his wife mary in their home, where they shared intimate details of his struggle with depression, including a suicide attempt, and his ultimate recovery. Mike wallace s most popular book is between you and me. But he cautions men to seek treatment before depression. Mike wallace was a fearless reporter but he was also fearless in facing up to an affliction that plagued him and millions of others. Peter kramer, the author of listening to prozac, chronicles, with disapproval, the development of attitudes that portray depression as ennobling or heroic. Mike wallaces public battle with depression the chart. The board of directors of the sonja matos foundation for biophysical study notes with sadness the loss of our colleague, friend and fellow director, mike wallace. Richard oconnor connecticut 860 4359336 new york 917 4557220. The paperback of the how you can survive when theyre depressed.
The book is a compendium of anecdotes, by people such as mike wallace, dick clark, joan rivers, william styron, etc. The struggle and triumph over severe depression acknowledged by the likes of television journalist mike wallace, novelist william styron and tony dow, who played wally cleaver on leave it to beaver, lessen the stigma, real said. Seven years after wallace s death at 93, his life and career as one of americas most accomplished and celebrated journalists are being examined in the new documentary, mike wallace. Wallace interviewed many politicians, celebrities, and academics, such as pearl s. But that doctor, he said, failed to recognize wallace was sliding into a clinical depression. An exception came in 1975, shortly after he left the secret service. Getting through depression and anxiety requires changing the way you think. Mike wallaces battle with depression and suicide abc news. Mike understood mental illness because he suffered from depression and had contemplated ending his own life. Mike wallace was born on may 9, 1918 in brookline, massachusetts, usa as myron leon wallace. Offering a simple and practical plan that anyone can follow, this interactive workbook teaches you cognitive behavioral therapy cbtan extremely effective approach to managing anxiety and depression. In the past few years, stigma surrounding depression has dramatically decreased as a number of wellknown individuals publicly acknowledged personal experiences with depression. Myron leon mike wallace may 9, 1918 april 7, 2012 was an american journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality. One person who has come forward to speak about his experiences is mike wallace, who we all know is one of americas leading journalists.
Newscaster mike wallace sixty minutes was one of the first to use his own experiences with depression and suicidality, coupled with his celebrity, to raise awareness. Mike wallace as a groundbreaking, toughminded journalist and mike wallace as a thinskinned, selfdoubting bully. How you can survive when theyre depressed living and coping with depression fallout living and coping with depression fallout by anne sheffield foreword by mike wallace introduction by donald f. Mike wallace, a speaker at the white house conference on mental health that i attended, described how he developed depression. One of the most successful newsmen of his generation, he had once felt drawn to suicide. Mike wallace documentary reminds us of journalisms power. He was in the midst of a long libel trial, where his integrity and judgment were questioned every day, much as he relentlessly interrogates his own victims. After mike died in 2012, i revealed how he had intervened at my request to help kevin a fact that mike had asked me to downplay in my book because he.
Amazing books have about depression and mental health, from autobiographies to selfhelp. You can too, if you find yourself on the edge of unbearable despair, as i did. This book opened my eyes to the mental illness that is depression. Mike wallace on coping with depression in this story from january 2002, legendary newsman mike wallace shared his battle with depression with guideposts readers. Cognitive behavioral therapy in 7 weeks does just that. Mike wallace on depression healthy minds series youtube. Borenstein to their home for a revealing conversation about his depression, suicide attempt, treatment, and ultimate recovery from depression. But he also held onto a secret that is shared by many people in show business and the media he had suffered from clinical depression. He interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers during his sevendecade career. Wallace wrote in his book that hed sought help from a doctor hed been going to for years. Early in his career, mike wallace was a radio newswriter and broadcaster for the chicago sun, which had a radio station at the time. Mike wallace on coping with depression guideposts classics. In 2005 mike wallace, correspondent for cbss 60 minutes, named a five best list of books on depression for the wall street journal. Conversations about conquering depression, has received wide acclaim for its informative and eloquent treatment of mental illness.
I met mike wallace on a waning summer afternoon less than a decade ago. His last few years were spent in the confusing and tangled maze of dementia. He was one of the original correspondents for cbs 60 minutes, which debuted in 1968. He was 93 and was a newscaster most known for anchoring 60 minutes and in the media for over six decades. Myron leon mike wallace was an american journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality. New york legendary cbs journalist mike wallace, the 60 minutes correspondent whose probing interviews were a veritable right of passage for newsmakers the world over, has died at. Celebrate the librarys anniversary with 125 books, from the last 125 years, that inspire a lifelong love of reading. From mike wallace is here a new documentary on the late 60 minutes reporter. Robert burton, an english scholar, wrote an influential book about depression more than 300 years ago.
Mike wallace died this month at 93, presumably of old age, but his life might have ended years before. Mike wallaces 5 best books on depression in 2005 mike wallace, correspondent for cbss 60 minutes, named a five best list of books on depression for the wall street journal. While the broad outlines of wallace s trajectory have been told before, no one has probed as deeply, or with as much intelligence, insight and good judgment, as peter rader. If there is hell upon earth, he said, it is to be found in the heart of a melancholy man. After wallace died in 2012, i revealed how he had intervened at my request to help my family a fact that wallace had asked me to downplay in my book because he felt cbs might not react favorably to his action. A film about surviving depression presents three prominent survivors of clinical depression 60 minutes correspondent mike wallace, psychologist martha manning, and pulitzer prizewinning author william styronas they openly discuss their struggles with this mental disorder which is suffered by 18 million americans. Depression is the modern name for what used to be called melancholy. Mike wallace called hospital to ask why my son was being. This 30minute segment on depression features veteran newsman mike wallace and his wife mary, who discuss how they dealt with his depression and reveal intimate details about his suicide attempt and ultimate recovery. Mike wallace has 73 books on goodreads with 3626 ratings. Mike wallaces legend is explored in new documentary the. By anne sheffield foreword by mike wallace introduction by donald f. During a 60 minutes interview with mike wallace, mr. Mike wallace, whose probing tv interviews with everyone from malcolm x to barbara streisand to richard nixon made him, too, a household name was both a journalist and an entertainer.
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