Russell Baker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Russell Baker

writer and satirst from the United States

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1925

Place of Birth: Morrisonville, Virginia, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jan-2019

Profession: journalist, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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 1992 to 2004.
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."