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Russell Baker

American writer and satirist (1925-2019)

  • Fame50.3
  • Momentum6.2
  • Wikipedia1.1K
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Lived 1925–2019, aged 94United States
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  • Wikipedia
    12 languages
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  • Era
    1925–2019
    Aged 94
  • Awards
    6
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-07-19

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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50.3
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Momentum6.2
Historical14.3
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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