Leonard Baker

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

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, ), 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 to Liva Baker (1930-2007), author of ''The Justice From Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver Wendell Holmes'' and other books, and had two children, David Baker and Sara Baker. Provided by Wikipedia