David C. White

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David C. White is an American writer and producer, best known for writing the 2015 History Channel miniseries Sons of Liberty .

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Early life and education

White was educated at Oyster River High School in Durham, New Hampshire, graduating in 2000. He went on to attend the University of New Hampshire, also in Durham, where he majored in Communications with a minor in English, graduating in 2005. [1]

Career

In 2012, White wrote and produced the History Channel docudrama miniseries The Men Who Built America , [2] for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmys. [3] The following year, he wrote and produced a follow-up History Channel docudrama series, The World Wars , [4] [5] which led to another pair of Emmy nominations. [6]

In 2014, White co-wrote the scripted miniseries Sons of Liberty , which premiered on January 25, 2015. [7] [8] [9] [10] In December 2015, he was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his work on the show. [11]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The Men Who Built America Producer, Writer
2014 The World Wars Producer, Writer
2015 Sons of Liberty Writer
2019SurveillanceWriter

Awards and nominations

YearAwardRecipientCategoryResult
2013 Primetime Emmy The Men Who Built America Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SeriesNominated
Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction ProgrammingNominated
2014 Primetime Emmy The World Wars Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SeriesNominated
Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction ProgrammingNominated
2016 Writers Guild of America Award Sons of Liberty Outstanding Writing for Longform Original ProgrammingNominated

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