I was saddened to hear of Russell Baker’s death. If you have never read his Pulitzer-Prize-winning memoir, Growing Up, I highly recommend it. He brilliantly and humorously captured the world that died with our parents. Read more from the New York Times obituary.

 

Mr. Baker, a backwoods-born Virginian who became one of America’s most celebrated writers, spent decades at The New York Times and hosted “Masterpiece Theater” for years.

Source: Russell Baker, Pulitzer-Winning Times Columnist and Humorist, Dies at 93 – The New York Times