Leonard Baker

Leonard S. Baker (January 24, 1931 – November 23, 1984) was an American writer.

Leonard Baker
Born	January 24, 1931 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	November 23, 1984 (aged 53) Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	University of Pittsburgh
Notable works	Days of Sorrow and Pain: Leo Baeck and the Berlin Jews

He won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for Days of Sorrow and Pain: Leo Baeck and the Berlin Jews (Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-502800-7), a book about Leo Baeck.

His other published works include The Johnson Eclipse: A President's Vice Presidency, Back to Back: The Duel Between FDR and the Supreme Court, John Marshall: A Life in Law, Brandeis and Frankfurter: A Dual Biography, Brahmin in Revolt, Roosevelt and Pearl Harbor, and The Guaranteed Society.

A 1952 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Arts and Sciences, Baker was a reporter for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat from 1955 to 1956 and for Newsday from 1956 to 1965. He was married and had two children, David Baker and Sara Baker.

References

• "Leonard S. Baker, 54, Dies; Won a Pulitzer Prize in 1979". The New York Times. November 26, 1984. Retrieved May 7, 2010.