Years active 1915–1948 Role Screenwriter | Name C. Baker | |
Other names Graham BakerLeslie S. Barrows Died May 15, 1950, Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States Parents Leslie S. Barrows, Elwood Thomas Baker Nominations Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Western Movies You Only Live Once, Four Faces West, Stand‑In, Ramrod, Little Men Similar People Tay Garnett, Walter Wanger, Alfred E Green, Larry Semon, Russell Harlan | ||
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. He and his father invented the game of Gin rummy in 1909.
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Biography
He was born in Evansville, Indiana on 16 July 1883 to Elwood T. Baker and Leslie S. Barrows. He and his father invented the game of Gin rummy in 1909. By 1918 he was working as a "playwright" for the Vitagraph company in Brooklyn, New York City.
Baker died in Reseda, Los Angeles, California on 15 May 1950.
Selected filmography
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