Charles Graham Baker | |
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Born |
Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
July 16, 1883
Died | May 15, 1950 Reseda, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
(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. He and his father invented the game of Gin rummy in 1909.
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.