| Carroll Baker | |
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 in Baby Doll (1956) |
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| Born | May 28, 1931 Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Louie Ritter (1953-1953) Jack Garfein (1955-1969) Donald Burton (1978-2007) |
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Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, a movie sex symbol. Baby Doll is a 1956 film which tells the story of the childlike bride of a Mississippi Cotton gin owner who becomes the pawn in a battle between her husband and his Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, miles east of Pittsburgh The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star Despite being cast in a wide range of roles during her heyday, Baker's beautiful features, blonde hair, and distinctive drawl made her particularly memorable in roles as a brash, flamboyant woman.
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Biography
Early life
Baker was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Virginia (née Duffy) and William Watson Baker, who was a traveling salesman. Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, miles east of Pittsburgh [1] She spent a year at community college, and subsequently worked as a magician's assistant.
Career
Baker began her film career in 1953, with a small part in Easy to Love. " You'd Be So Easy to Love " is a popular Song written by Cole Porter for the 1936 film Born to Dance, where it was introduced After appearing in television commercials and training at New York's famed Actors Studio, she took a role in the Broadway production of All Summer Long. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced The Actors Studio is a membership Organization for Professional Actors theatre directors and Playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by The Beach Boys and their second in 1964 That appearance brought her to the attention of director Elia Kazan, who cast Baker as the title character in his controversial Baby Doll. Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American Baby Doll is a 1956 film which tells the story of the childlike bride of a Mississippi Cotton gin owner who becomes the pawn in a battle between her husband and his Her Tennessee Williams-scripted role as a Mississippi teenage bride to a failed middle-aged cotton gin owner brought Baker instant fame as well as a certain level of notoriety; Baby Doll would remain the film for which she is best remembered. Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Also in 1956, she appeared in a supporting role in the epic Giant, opposite Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. Giant is a 1956 Drama film and was directed by George Stevens. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Rock Hudson (November 17 1925 &ndash October 2 1985 was an American Film and Television Actor, recognised as a romantic leading man during James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film
She would go on to work steadily in films throughout the late fifties and early sixties, appearing in a variety of genres: romances, such as The Miracle co-starring a young Roger Moore and But Not for Me (both 1959); westerns, including The Big Country (1958) and How the West Was Won (1962); and steamy melodramas, including Something Wild (1961), directed by her then-husband Jack Garfein, and Station Six-Sahara (1962). The Miracle is a 1959 remake of a 1912 German film Das Mirakel directed by Cherry Kearton and Max Reinhardt Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. " But Not for Me " is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The Big Country is a 1958 American Western film directed by William Wyler. How the West Was Won is a 1962 epic Western film which follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts as they move ever Something Wild was a 1961 independent film starring Carroll Baker and Ralph Meeker and directed by Jack Garfein, who was Baker's Jack Garfein, born July 2 1930 in Mukacevo Carpathian Ruthenia Czechoslovakia (now Mukacheve Ukraine is an acting teacher and former motion picture and theater While Baker was on location in Africa for the 1965 movie Mister Moses, an apocryphal story has it that a Maasai chief offered 150 cows, 200 goats, sheep, and $750 for her hand in marriage. The Maasai are an indigenous African Ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. In addition to her film acting, she also found time to appear again on Broadway, starring in the 1962 production of Garson Kanin's Come on Strong. Garson Kanin ( November 24 1912 &ndash March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films
Baker's flashy portrayal of a Jean Harlow-type movie star in the 1964 hit The Carpetbaggers brought her a second wave of notoriety and marked the beginning of a tumultuous relationship with the film's producer, Joseph E. Levine. Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s The Carpetbaggers is the title of a 1961 bestselling novel by Harold Robbins, which was adapted into a 1964 film of the same title Joseph E Levine ( September 9, 1905 – July 31, 1987) was an American Film producer. Based on her Carpetbaggers performance, Levine began to position Baker to be a movies sex symbol, casting her in the title roles of two 1965 potboilers, Sylvia and Harlow. Sylvia is a 1965 Drama film directed by Gordon Douglas starring Peter Lawford and Carroll Baker. Harlow is the title of two competing Biographical films released through Paramount Pictures and the foreign film distributor Magna Pictures, both Despite much pre-publicity, the latter film was not a success, and relations between Baker and Levine soured.
Following a protracted legal battle with Paramount Pictures and divorce from her second husband, Jack Garfein, she moved to Europe. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Eventually settling in Italy, she would spend the next several years starring in hard-edged giallo thrillers, including The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968), Paranoia (1970), and Baba Yaga (1973). Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baba Yaga (Ба́ба-Яга́ Баба Рога Баба Яга Баба Рога Polish, Czech, Baba Jaga Baba Roga is in Slavic folklore, a witch-like Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. During those busy years, film locations would take her all around the world, including Italy, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. A lead role in Andy Warhol's Bad (1977) brought her back to American shores. Andy Warhol's Bad is a 1977 film directed by Jed Johnson (who died on TWA Flight 800) starring Susan Tyrrell and produced by The seventies also saw a return to the stage, where she appeared in productions of Lucy Crown and Motive. Lucy Crown is a novel by Irwin Shaw first published in 1956. It is about a wife and mother&mdashthe eponymous character&mdashwho in the summer of 1937
By the eighties, Baker moved into character work, playing the mother of Dorothy Stratten in Star 80 (1983) and Jack Nicholson's wife in Ironweed (1987). Dorothy Stratten (28 February 1960 – 14 August 1980 was a Canadian model and actress Star 80 is a 1983 film about the true story of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her estranged husband John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals This article is about the novel For the film see Ironweed (film. Film and television work continued sporadically through the nineties, and the 2006 DVD release of Baby Doll features a documentary with Baker reflecting on the impact the film had on her career. Baby Doll is a 1956 film which tells the story of the childlike bride of a Mississippi Cotton gin owner who becomes the pawn in a battle between her husband and his
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1725 Vine Street. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Baker has written three books: Baby Doll, An Autobiography, published in 1983, and A Roman Tale and To Africa, With Love, both published in 1985.
Personal life
Baker has been married three times. Her first, to furrier Louie Ritter, ended before she enrolled in the Actors Studio in 1954. The Actors Studio is a membership Organization for Professional Actors theatre directors and Playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in Her second marriage was to director Jack Garfein, a Holocaust survivor she met at the Studio and for whom she converted to Judaism. Jack Garfein, born July 2 1930 in Mukacevo Carpathian Ruthenia Czechoslovakia (now Mukacheve Ukraine is an acting teacher and former motion picture and theater The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut They had one daughter, Blanche Baker, born in 1956, and a son, Herschel Garfein, born in 1958. Blanche Baker (born December 20, 1956 in New York City) is an American actress Garfein and Baker divorced in 1969.
Baker married her third husband, British theater actor Donald Burton, on March 10, 1978. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Donald Burton ( February 10, 1934 - December 8, 2007) was a British theater and television actor Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) [2] The couple remained together until Burton's death from emphysema at their home in Cathedral City, California, on December 8, 2007. Emphysema is a chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease ( COPD) formerly termed a chronic obstructive Lung disease (COLD Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [2]
Filmography
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References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/96/Carroll-Baker.html
- ^ a b "British actor Donald Burton, husband Carroll Baker, dies at 73", Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News, 2008-01-11. Baba Yaga (Ба́ба-Яга́ Баба Рога Баба Яга Баба Рога Polish, Czech, Baba Jaga Baba Roga is in Slavic folklore, a witch-like The Body is a 2001 Film based on a novel by Richard Sapir, and starring Antonio Banderas and Olivia Williams Al-Zawjah al-Azra ( الزوجة العذراء, The Virgin Wife) is a 1958 Egyptian crime / Mystery film. My Father's Wife is a 1976 Drama film about a lady who is frustrated with her husband's Sexual life and infidelity goes on to have an incestuous relationship with Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andy Warhol's Bad is a 1977 film directed by Jed Johnson (who died on TWA Flight 800) starring Susan Tyrrell and produced by The World Is Full Of Married Men was the debut novel of author Jackie Collins, first published in 1968 by W The Sky is Falling is an American Film released in 2000 written and directed by Florrie Laurence and produced by Brad Hall and David Parks The Watcher in the Woods is a 1980 Thriller film from Disney. Star 80 is a 1983 film about the true story of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her estranged husband Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Native Son (1940 is a novel by American author Richard Wright. This article is about the novel For the film see Ironweed (film. Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 Comedy-drama film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. " In the Flesh " is a song by the English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. The Game is a 1997 American Psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher, produced by Polygram and starring Cinerama Adventure is a documentary about the history of the Cinerama widescreen film process The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio The San Jose Mercury News is the major daily Newspaper in San Jose California and Silicon Valley. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign
External links
- Carroll Baker at the Internet Movie Database
- Baby Doll at the Internet Movie Database
- Carroll Baker at Allmovie
- Carroll Baker Baby Doll Fan Club
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