Russell Wayne Baker (August 14, 1925 – January 21, 2019) was an American journalist, narrator, writer of Pulitzer Prize-winning satirical commentary and self-critical prose, and author of Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Growing Up (1983). He was a columnist for The New York Times from 1962 to 1998, and hosted the PBS show Masterpiece Theatre from 1993 to 2004.
Russell Baker
Author details
- Aliases:
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Russell Wayne Baker
- Born:
- Aug. 14, 1925
- Died:
- Jan. 21, 2019
