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  1. 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).

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  3. Russell Baker (born August 14, 1925, Loudoun county, Virginia, U.S.—died January 21, 2019, Leesburg, Virginia) was an American newspaper columnist, author, humorist, and political satirist, who used good-natured humour to comment slyly and trenchantly on a wide range of social and political matters.

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  4. Russell Baker Biography. MASTERPIECE honors the life of Russell Baker, who hosted the series from 1993 to 2004, succeeding Alistair Cooke. The bestselling author and syndicated columnist...

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  5. Jan 23, 2019 · Russell Baker, the Pulitzer Prize winning writer who penned thousands of columns for The New York Times, and hosted the PBS television program "Masterpiece Theatre," died Monday at his home...

  6. Jan 22, 2019 · Russell Baker, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose whimsical, irreverent “Observer” column appeared in The New York Times and hundreds of other newspapers for 36 years and turned...

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  7. Jan 23, 2019 · The columnist and humorist died on Monday. Here’s a look back at six of his most acclaimed — and beloved — books. Russell Baker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New York Times ...

  8. Jan 23, 2019 · Author, columnist and humorist Russell Baker has died at age 93. We remember the media icon, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his writing and hosted "Masterpiece Theater" for more than a decade.

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