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Born in Budapest, Hungary, he immigrated to America in late 1939. Gerbner earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley in 1942. He worked briefly for the San Francisco Chronicle as a writer, columnist and assistant financial editor. He joined the US Army in 1943. He joined the Office of Strategic Services while serving and received the Bronze Star. Gerbner was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant. After the war he worked as a freelance writer and publicist and taught journalism at El Camino College while earning a master's (1951) and doctorate (1955) in communications at the University of Southern California. His dissertation, "Toward a General Theory of Communication," won USC's award for "best dissertation." See Budapest (band) for the British melancholic post-grunge band. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, and by other names, see below) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ... The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime (but not direct) precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. ... The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration and is the fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. ... // [[General Information]] El Camino College is a two-year public community college located in Torrance in Los Angeles County, California. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal[1]), located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... This article is about the thesis in dialectics and academia. ...

He had been Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania (1964-1989) and the Bell Atlantic Professor of Telecommunication at Temple University since 1997. He was diagnosed with cancer in late November, 2005. He died on December 24, 2005 at his apartment in center city Philadelphia. The Annenberg School for Communication entrance. ... The University of Pennsylvania (or Penn[3][4]) is a private, nonsectarian research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Categories: Corporation stubs | Communications companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Telephone companies | Public Utilities ... Temple University is a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor...

Memorial service

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References

• Myrna Oliver, 29 December 2005. George Gerbner, 86; Educator Researched the Influence of TV Viewing on Perceptions. Los Angeles Times.

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External links

• George Gerbner's webpage, with Biography and other links
• The Cultivation Theory: George Gerbner
• Announcement of Bell Atlantic Professorship in Temple Times.