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 1993 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."
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