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Russell Baker

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American writer and satirist (1925-2019)

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Russell Wayne Baker was an American journalist, narrator, writer of Pulitzer Prize-winning satirical commentary and self-critical prose, and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Growing Up (1982).

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1998George Polk Award
1990honorary doctor of the University of Miami
1983Pulitzer Prize for Biography
1979Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
1978George Polk Award
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Russell Wayne Baker was an American journalist, narrator, writer of Pulitzer Prize-winning satirical commentary and self-critical prose, and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Growing Up (1982). He was a columnist for The New York Times for 36 years, and hosted eleven seasons of the PBS show Masterpiece Theatre. The Forbes Media Guide Five Hundred, 1994 stated: "Baker, thanks to his singular gift of treating serious, even tragic events and trends with gentle humor, has become an American institution."

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1925 to 2019 · aged 93
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