Ben Bradlee
Born: 1921-08-26 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2014-10-21
Known For: Acting
Biography
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 for editorial lapses when the Post had to return a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 after it discovered its award-winning story was false. After his retirement, Bradlee continued to be associated with the Post, holding the position of Vice President at-large until his death. In retirement, Bradlee was an advocate for education and the study of history, including his role as a trustee on the boards of several major educational, historical, and archaeological research institutions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Bradlee licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2019
- Mike Wallace Is Here as Self (archive footage)
2014
- 1971 as Self (archive footage)
2011
- The Real American: Joe McCarthy as Self
2007
2006
- Fuck as Self
- Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat as Self
- Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire as Self
2000
- The American President as Warren G. Harding
1996
- John F. Kennedy: A Personal Story as Self (archive footage)
1993
- Born Yesterday as Secretary Duffee
1968
- 60 Minutes as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest