The Times said Baker died on Monday at his home in Leesburg, Virginia. Baker’s son, Allen, told the Times that the cause was complications from a fall.
Baker was known for his satire and humor.
His “Observer” column ran in the New York Times — and hundreds of other newspapers — for 36 years, the Times said. The column earned Baker a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1979.
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He won a second Pulitzer Prize, this time for biography, for “Growing Up,” a 1982 memoir about his childhood during the Depression. It is one of 15 books Baker authored over the course of his life.
Baker also was a member and served as chairman of the Columbia University Pulitzer Prize board.
Later in his career, from 1993 to 2004, Baker hosted the PBS drama anthology series “Masterpiece Theatre.”
Source: Columnist and ‘Masterpiece Theatre’ host Russell Baker dies at 93
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