C. Graham Baker
Appearance
Charles Graham Baker | |
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Born | Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | July 16, 1883
Died | May 15, 1950 | (aged 66)
Years active | 1915–1948 |
Charles Graham Baker (July 16, 1883 – May 15, 1950) was an American screenwriter and director. He wrote for more than 170 films between 1915 and 1948.
Biography
[edit]He was born in Evansville, Indiana on July 16, 1883 to Elwood T. Baker and Leslie S. Barrows. He and his father invented the game of Gin rummy in 1909.[1] By 1918 he was working as a "playwright" for Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn, New York City.[2]
Baker died in Reseda, Los Angeles, California on May 15, 1950 (aged 66).[1]
Partial filmography
[edit]- The Flaming Omen (1917)
- The Grell Mystery (1917)
- Love Watches (1918)
- Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
- The Fortune Hunter (1920)
- The Vice of Fools (1920)
- The Whisper Market (1920)
- The Inner Chamber (1921)
- The Single Track (1921)
- No Defense (1921)
- What's Your Reputation Worth? (1921)
- The Scarab Ring (1921)
- Peggy Puts It Over (1921)
- It Isn't Being Done This Season (1921)
- The Matrimonial Web (1921)
- Fortune's Mask (1922)
- The Angel of Crooked Street (1922)
- The Girl in His Room (1922)
- The Man from Brodney's (1923)
- The Midnight Alarm (1923)
- Pioneer Trails (1923)
- Masters of Men (1923)
- Playing It Wild (1923)
- The Man Next Door (1923)
- The Girl in the Limousine (1924)
- The Beautiful City (1925)
- Just Suppose (1926)
- The Third Degree (1926)
- The Girl from Chicago (1927)
- The Singing Fool (1928)
- Fancy Baggage (1929)
- Sonny Boy (1930)
- Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933)
- She Couldn't Take It (1935)
- Shanghai (1935)
- Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
- The Girl Friend (1935)
- You Only Live Once (1937)
- Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
- Eternally Yours (1939)
- Danger Signal (1945)
- Ramrod (1947)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "C.G. Baker, Helped Devise Gin Rummy". New York Times. May 17, 1950. Retrieved May 22, 2008.
- ^ World War I draft registration