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Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace (born May 9, 1918) is an American journalist, former game show host, actor, and media personality. During his career, which has spanned over sixty years, he has interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers. He was one of the original correspondents for CBS' 60 Minutes which debuted in 1968. Wallace retired as a regular full-time correspondent in 2006, but still appeared occasionally on the series until 2008. For many years, Mike Wallace unknowingly suffered from depression. In an article he wrote for Guideposts, Wallace related, "I'd had days when I felt blue... MORE

Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace (born May 9, 1918) is an American journalist, former game show host, actor, and media personality. During his career, which has spanned over sixty years, he has interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers. He was one of the original correspondents for CBS' 60 Minutes which debuted in 1968. Wallace retired as a regular full-time correspondent in 2006, but still appeared occasionally on the series until 2008. For many years, Mike Wallace unknowingly suffered from depression. In an article he wrote for Guideposts, Wallace related, "I'd had days when I felt blue and it took more of an effort than usual to get through the things I had to do". It worsened in 1984, after General William Westmoreland filed a $120 million libel lawsuit against Wallace and CBS over statements they made in their 1982 documentary The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception. Westmoreland claimed the documentary made him appear as if he manipulated intelligence. The lawsuit, Westmoreland v. CBS, was later dropped after CBS issued a statement explaining they never intended to portray the general as disloyal or unpatriotic. During the proceedings, Mike Wallace was hospitalized with what LESS