| Author: | George M. Baker | ISBN: | 9783736416604 |
| Publisher: | anboco | Publication: | September 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | George M. Baker |
| ISBN: | 9783736416604 |
| Publisher: | anboco |
| Publication: | September 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
George Melville Baker, a playwright and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century, 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, and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's "Walter H. Baker & Co." George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England. He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association. He married Emily Bowles in 1858; children included novelist Emilie Loring, playwright Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.
George Melville Baker, a playwright and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century, 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, and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's "Walter H. Baker & Co." George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England. He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association. He married Emily Bowles in 1858; children included novelist Emilie Loring, playwright Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.
