Robert S. Baker
{{Short description|British film producer (1916–2009)}}{{More citations needed|date=April 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
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| name = Robert S. Baker
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| birth_name = Robert Sidney Baker
| birth_date = 1916
| birth_place = London, England,
United Kingdom
| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|9|30|1916|10|17|df=yes}}
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| occupation = {{hlist|Film and television producer|cinematographer|director|film studio co-founder}}
| yearsactive = 1948–2008
| spouse = Alma Rubenstein
| parents =
| children = 2
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Robert Sidney Baker (1916 – 30 September 2009) was a British film and television producer.{{Cite news |last=Bergan |first=Ronald |date=2 October 2009 |title=Robert S Baker obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2009/oct/02/robert-s-baker-obituary |access-date=2025-04-08 |work=The Guardian}} At times, he was also a cinematographer and director. Born in London and serving as an artillery man in the British Army, he was posted to North Africa, where he became involved in the army's film and photographic unit, later serving as a combat cameraman in Europe.
Movie career
Despite a prolific film and television career, Baker was principally known for his long-time professional relationship with Monty Berman, where they founded Tempean Films, churning out comedies, thrillers, and mysteries. Some of their more popular work included Jack the Ripper, The Siege of Sidney Street, The Hellfire Club, and The Secret of Monte Carlo. Later, he was to be involved with nearly every filmed usage of the Leslie Charteris creation, The Saint, and produced The Persuaders!.
Death
Selected filmography
- Melody Club (1949)
- No Trace (1950)
- 13 East Street (1952)
- The Voice of Merrill (1952)
- The Steel Key (1953)
- Double Exposure (1954)
- Sea of Sand (1958)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0048875|name=Robert S. Baker}}
- [http://www.itc-classics.com/ The Morning After] ITC fan site
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070814000403/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/saint4.htm Television Heaven] fan site on The Saint
- [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2009/oct/02/robert-s-baker-obituary Robert S Baker] - The Guardian obituary
- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/6516512/Robert-Baker.html Robert Baker] – Daily Telegraph obituary
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Category:Military personnel from London
Category:Film producers from London
Category:English cinematographers
Category:Television producers from London
Category:British Army personnel of World War II
Category:Royal Artillery personnel
Category:20th-century English businesspeople
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