Russell Baker, Times Columnist And Celebrated Humorist, Dies At 93

ROBERT D. McFADDEN, New York Times: Obituaries
Tue, 01/22/2019 - 8:36pm

Mr. Baker, who won the Pulitzer Prize twice, spent decades at The New York Times and had a second career as the host of “Masterpiece Theater.”

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