Ben Bradlee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ben Bradlee

executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1921

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 21-Oct-2014

Profession: editor, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (August 26, 1921 – October 21, 2014) was an American newspaperman.
He was the executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991.
He became a national figure during the presidency of Richard Nixon, when he challenged the federal government over the right to publish the Pentagon Papers and oversaw the publication of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's stories documenting the Watergate scandal.
At his death he held the title of vice president at-large of The Washington Post. He was also an advocate for education and the study of history, including working for years as an active trustee on the boards of several major educational, historical, and archaeological research institutions.