FASCINATING FOLK: Ben Bradlee (1921–2014)

PHOTO: Ben Bradlee, Washington Post

 

Sadly, there has been another famous death this week. This time, it’s the former Washington Post editor, Ben Bradlee, aged 93…

You may know Ben for:

 

 

PHOTO: Benjamin Bradlee with friends John and Jackie Kennedy

Benjamin Bradlee with friends John and Jackie Kennedy

 

 

Mini biography

Benjamin Crowninshield “Ben” Bradlee (August 26, 1921 – October 21, 2014) was born in Boston, Massachusetts to the prominent Boston Brahmin Crowninshield family, known for their roles in seafaring, political and military leadership, and the literary world.

After a privileged upbringing, his career began as a naval intelligence officer during WW2 and he went on to hold several jobs including as a reporter at the New Hampshire Sunday News, a press attaché in Paris, work with the Office of U.S. Information and Educational Exchange, and a reporter for Newsweek.

 

 

PHOTO: Young Ben Bradlee

 

 

He then went on to his illustrious career at The Washington Post.

See his obituary here and here.

 

 

Watergate scandal: Katharine Graham - Carl Bernstein - Bob Woodward - Howard Simons - Ben Bradlee - Washington Post

Watergate scandal players at the Washington Post:
Katharine Graham – Carl Bernstein – Bob Woodward – Howard Simons – Ben Bradlee 

 

He was married three times, to Jean Saltonstall HaussermannAntoinette Pinchot and Sally Quinn, and had four children: Ben Jr, Dominic (known as Dino), Marina and Quinn.

 

 

PHOTO: Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn with their son Quinn Bradlee

Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn with their son Quinn Bradlee

 

With his wife Sally Quinn, he bought and restored the famously dilapadated Beale home in East Hampton, buying it in 1979 after Big Edie’s death in 1977. See these photos in the New York Times and read more in Architectural Digest.

Learn more about Ben Bradlee’s extraordinary career, volunteer work, and personal life, including other house restorations, via Wikipedia.

 

 

AFTER: Grey Gardens restored by Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn in East Hampton

Grey Gardens in East Hampton, after its restoration by Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn

 

 

 

Further reading:

 

 

 

Katharine Graham and Ben Bradlee leave federal court in Washington in 1971

The Washington Post‘s Katharine Graham and Ben Bradlee leave federal court in Washington in 1971 

 

 

 

Further viewing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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