Elsie Baker
Elsie Baker | |
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 Elsie Baker in Petticoat Junction 1965 | |
| Born | July 13, 1893 |
| Died | November 24, 1971 (aged 78) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Children | 2 |
Elsie Baker (July 13, 1893 – August 16, 1971) was an American actress. Her career spanned the gamut from vaudeville through silent movies to radio to Hollywood and television. She has sometimes been confused with the American contralto Elsie West Baker (1886-1958) who was also known as Elsie Baker.
Early life and career
[edit]Baker was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a theatrical family, with an actress for a mother and a father who owned a Chicago stock company. She first went on stage when she was just 10 months old, and more than 70 years later Baker was still taking roles in Hollywood films until just before her death.[1]
Personal life and death
[edit]On August 16, 1971, she died of a heart attack at her home in Hollywood. She was survived by a son and a daughter.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1916 | The Mysteries of Myra | The Vampire Woman | |
| 1916 | Beatrice Fairfax | Marie Boccetti / Circus Woman in Tent / The Other Woman | part 1, 2, 13 |
| 1917 | Patria | Serial | |
| 1917 | The Black Stork | ||
| 1950 | Mystery Street | Elderly Lady | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Shakedown | Palmer's Maid | Uncredited |
| 1951 | You Never Can Tell | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1952 | No Room for the Groom | Uncredited | |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Uncredited | |
| 1953 | Bad for Each Other | Mrs. Olzoneski | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Three Hours to Kill | Townswoman | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Church Attendee | Season 3 Episode 32: "Listen, Listen...!" |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam | Mrs. Nurdlinger | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Old Lady #2 | |
| 1968 | The Ghosts of Hanley House | Lucy |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituaries: Elsie Baker". Variety. August 25, 1971. p. 55. ProQuest 963289463.
Elsie Baker, 78, actress who launched her stage career as an infant of 10 months, died of a heart attack in her Hollywood home Aug. 16. Born of a theatrical family, her father was owner of a Chicago stock company and her mother an actress — her career encompassed all facets of showbiz except circuses and burlesque, earlier around her native Chicago and later in Hollywood. She song-pluged for Jerome H. Remnick and Irving Berlin before coming to Hollywood more than 20 years ago, and on Coast did tv as well as films. Surviving is a son and daughter.
Further reading
[edit]- "Interesting Views of the Wharton Studio". Motography. Vol. XIV, No. 7, August 14, 1915. p. 284.
- Hopper, Hedda (November 6, 1962). "Hollywood: Elsie Answers". The Tampa Tribune. p. 34.
External links
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- Elsie Baker at IMDb
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