George Melville Baker
{{Short description|American playwright and publisher (1832 – 1890)}}
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George Melville Baker (1832–1890) was a playwright and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He worked for Lee & Shepard publishers, then opened his own imprint. "George M. Baker & Co." issued works by authors such as Henry M. Baker, F.E. Chase,WorldCat. [http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n84-25156 Chase, F. E. (Frank Eugene) 1857-1920] and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's "Walter H. Baker & Co."Publishers' Weekly, Oct. 31, 1885Publishers' Weekly, Oct. 25, 1890 George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England."Obituary: George M. Baker." The American Bookseller, v.28, no.9, Nov. 1, 1890 He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association.{{Citation |publisher = John Wilson and son |location = Boston |title = A valedictory poem delivered before the "members' course" of the Mercantile Library Association |author = Baker, George Melville |date = 1865 |oclc = 13168012 |ol = 17507629M }} He married Emily Bowles in 1858;"Obituary: George M. Baker." Publishers' Weekly, Oct. 25, 1890 children included novelist Emilie Loring, playwright Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.
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Further reading
- {{Citation |publisher = Lee & Shepard |location = Boston |author = Baker, George Melville |title = The social stage: original dramas, comedies, burlesques, and entertainments ... |date = 1871 |ol = 7179951M }}
- {{Citation |publisher = G. M. Baker & Co. |location = Boston |title = Gentlemen of the jury |author = George Melville Baker |date = 1873 |ol = 23415545M }}
- {{Citation |publisher = G.M. Baker & Co. |location = Boston |title = The Boston Dip |author = Baker, George Melville |date = 1873 |oclc = 6481889 |ol = 243869M }}
- {{Citation |publisher = George M. Baker and Co. |location = Boston |title = Poison: a farce, as performed by the Hasty Pudding Club of Harvard University |date = 1882 |ol = 23620444M }}
External links
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- {{Gutenberg author |id=44486| name=George Melville Baker}}
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- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/lhoracek/4546603159/ Portrait of George M. Baker]
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/lhoracek/4547220284/ Portrait of Albert Baker] (1810-1874). "Printer [in Boston]. Father of Walter H. Baker and George Melville Baker"
- {{Gutenberg|no=49478|name=A Mysterious Disappearance|author=Baker, George Melville}}
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Category:19th century in Boston
Category:American publishers (people)