Morley Safer pays tribute to Mike Wallace (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON – Mike Wallace, known for his interviews of CBS’s “60 Minutes,” died Saturday night at a care facility in Connecticut.

His career spanned 60 years, and continued doing interviews for “60 Minutes” until he had heart surgery in 2008.

CBS has released a video tribute to Wallace’s life by his friend and colleague Morley Safer.

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