Ben Bradlee

Ben Bradlee, American journalist and author (born 1921)

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Ben Bradlee, American journalist and author (born 1921)

Ben Bradlee appears on our October 21 calendar for 2014 as a death entry.

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October 21 2014 — 12 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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