Baker, Russell (Wayne)
BAKER, Russell (Wayne)
BAKER, Russell (Wayne). American, b. 1925. Genres: Autobiography/Memoirs, Humor/Satire. Career: New York Times, editorial columnist, 1962-, Washington Bureau, 1954-62, Observer columnist, 1962-89; Baltimore Sun, staff member, 1947-54; Pulitzer Prize, recipient, 1979, 1983. Publications: An American in Washington, 1961; No Cause for Panic, 1964; All Things Considered, 1965; Our Next President, 1968; Poor Russell's Almanac, 1972; The Upside Down Man, 1977; So This Is Depravity, 1980; (with others) Home Again, Home Again, 1979; Growing Up, 1982; The Rescue of Miss Yaskell and Other Pipe Dreams, 1983; (ed) The Norton Book of Light Verse, 1986; The Good Times, 1989; There's a Country in My Cellar: The Best of Russell Baker, 1991; (ed) Russell Baker's Book of American Humor, 1993; (with others) Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir, 2nd ed., 1995, rev. ed., 1998; Looking Back, 2002. Address: New York Times, 229 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036, U.S.A.