- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBenjamin Crowninshield Bradlee
- Height5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
- Ben Bradlee was born on August 26, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Born Yesterday (1993), Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993) and The American President (2000). He was married to Sally Quinn, Antoinette Bradlee and Jean Saltonstall. He died on October 21, 2014 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpousesSally Quinn(October 20, 1978 - October 21, 2014) (his death, 1 child)Antoinette Bradlee(July 6, 1956 - November 10, 1975) (divorced, 2 children)Jean Saltonstall(August 8, 1942 - 1955) (divorced, 1 child)
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 by President Barack Obama.
- He was a friend (and neighbor) of John F. Kennedy in Washington before Kennedy was president.
- He and Sally Quinn met when she was a reporter at the Post. Although he was much older, she began sending him anonymous love notes. After she had left the Post, they lived together for some years - in the Watergate building. He told a reporter in 1973 that only way they would get married would be -- if a Polish pope was elected! When this "absurd" idea came true, they got married four days later.
- Children: Ben Bradlee Jr., with Jean; Dominic ("Dino") and Marina, with Antoinette; Quinn, with Sally Quinn.
- Is fluent in French.
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