Elsie Baker

Elsie Baker
Elsie Baker in Petticoat Junction 1965
Born	(1893-07-13)July 13, 1893 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 24, 1971(1971-11-24) (aged 78) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Children	2

Elsie Baker (July 13, 1893 – August 16, 1971) was an American actress. Her career spanned the gamut from vaudeville through silent movies to radio to Hollywood and television. She has sometimes been confused with the American contralto Elsie West Baker (1886-1958) who was also known as Elsie Baker.

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Early life and career

Baker was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a theatrical family, with an actress for a mother and a father who owned a Chicago stock company. She first went on stage when she was just 10 months old, and more than 70 years later Baker was still taking roles in Hollywood films until just before her death.^[1]

Personal life and death

On August 16, 1971, she died of a heart attack at her home in Hollywood. She was survived by a son and a daughter.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1916	The Mysteries of Myra	The Vampire Woman
1916	Beatrice Fairfax	Marie Boccetti / Circus Woman in Tent / The Other Woman	part 1, 2, 13
1917	Patria		Serial
1917	The Black Stork
1950	Mystery Street	Elderly Lady	Uncredited
1950	Shakedown	Palmer's Maid	Uncredited
1951	You Never Can Tell	Minor Role	Uncredited
1952	No Room for the Groom		Uncredited
1952	Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair		Uncredited
1953	Bad for Each Other	Mrs. Olzoneski	Uncredited
1954	Three Hours to Kill	Townswoman	Uncredited
1958	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Church Attendee	Season 3 Episode 32: "Listen, Listen...!"
1964	Good Neighbor Sam	Mrs. Nurdlinger	Uncredited
1968	Blackbeard's Ghost	Old Lady #2
1968	The Ghosts of Hanley House	Lucy

References

^ ^a ^b "Obituaries: Elsie Baker". Variety. August 25, 1971. p. 55. ProQuest 963289463. Elsie Baker, 78, actress who launched her stage career as an infant of 10 months, died of a heart attack in her Hollywood home Aug. 16. Born of a theatrical family, her father was owner of a Chicago stock company and her mother an actress — her career encompassed all facets of showbiz except circuses and burlesque, earlier around her native Chicago and later in Hollywood. She song-pluged for Jerome H. Remnick and Irving Berlin before coming to Hollywood more than 20 years ago, and on Coast did tv as well as films. Surviving is a son and daughter.