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Acting
Leo Cherne
- Born
- Sep 8, 1912 · Aged 86
- Died
- Jan 12, 1999
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 0
- TV credits
- 1
Biography
Leo M. Cherne (1912–1999) was an American economist, public servant, and four-decade head of the International Rescue Committee. Cherne was a public policy expert who became a principal co-anchor of ABC-TV's All-Star News, the first hour-long prime time nightly network news broadcast, in the 1952-1953 television season.