Daniel Ellsberg was born on April 7, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Der gefährlichste Mann in Amerika - Daniel Ellsberg und die Pentagon-Papiere (2009), The Education of Max Bickford (2001) and War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013). He was married to Patricia Ellsberg and Carol Cummings. He died on June 16, 2023 in Kensington, California, USA.