Ben Bradlee
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executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991 (1921–2014)
Film & TV
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (August 26, 1921 – October 21, 2014) was an American journalist who served as managing editor, then as executive editor of The Washington Post, from 1965 to 1991. He became a public figure when the Post joined The New York Times in publishing the Pentagon Papers and gave the go-ahead for the paper's extensive coverage of the Watergate scandal. He was also criticized…
Known for
- Mike Wallace Is Here — Self (archive footage)2019
- 1971 — Self (archive footage)2014
- The Real American: Joe McCarthy — Self2011
- Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater — Self2007
- Fuck — Self2006
- Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat — Self2006
- Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire — Self2006
- The American President — Warren G. Harding2000
- John F. Kennedy: A Personal Story — Self (archive footage)1996
- Born Yesterday — Secretary Duffee1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Watergate scandal
- Given name
- Ben
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- journalist
- Position held
- editor-in-chief
- Employer
- The Washington Post
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Benjamin C. Bradlee.jpg
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- date of death
- 2014-10-21
- date of birth
- 1921-08-26
- Commons category
- Benjamin C. Bradlee
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- name in kana
- ベン・ブラッドリー
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- place of burial
- Oak Hill Cemetery
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