Daniel Ellsberg: Daniel Ellsberg. Self: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Daniel Ellsberg was born on 7 April 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009), The Education of Max Bickford (2001) and P.O.V. (1988). He was married to Patricia Ellsberg and Carol Cummings. He died on 16...