Finding Aid for the Frank Baker papers, ca. 1928-1934
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UCLA Library Special Collections
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Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Frank Baker papers
Date (inclusive): ca. 1928-1934
Collection number: 1911
Creator:
Frank Baker, 1892-1980
Extent:
1 flat box.
Abstract: Frank Baker was an Australian actor and stuntman in Hollywood whose career spanned from 1912 to 1970. This collection consists
of ink drawings, color paintings and notes of costumes and locations he made for the films
The Bushranger (1928, directed by Chester Withey) and
The Lost Patrol (1934, directed by John Ford).
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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Processing Note
Processed by Yasmin Damshenas in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Lilace Hatayama,
December 2011.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Frank Baker papers (Collection 1911). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Frank Baker was an Australian actor and stuntman in Hollywood whose career spanned from 1912 to 1970. He was born in Melbourne,
Australia in 1892 and was the brother of Snowy Baker, a well-known silent film star and boxing promoter in Australia. Both
men eventually settled in Hollywood in the 1920s. Over his career Frank appeared in 18 John Ford films and was considered
a member of the "John Ford stock company," a group of actors who regularly worked with Ford. During the Depression Baker sent
checks to 22 families on a weekly basis for Ford who wanted to remain an anonymous donor. Baker appeared in bit parts in about
100 films over his long career including
Of Human Bondage (1934),
The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935),
Stagecoach (1939),
That Forsyte Woman (1949),
The Quiet Man (1952) and
My Fair Lady (1964). He passed away at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California in 1980.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of ink drawings, color paintings and notes by Frank Baker of costumes and locations for the films
The Bushranger (1928, directed by Chester Withey) and
The Lost Patrol (1934, directed by John Ford).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Baker, Frank, 1892-1980 --Archives.
Stunt performers --California --Los Angeles --Archival resources.
Box 1, Folder 1
Costume and location drawings and paintings for "The Bushranger" (1928, MGM) and "Lost Patrol" (1934, RKO)
1928-1934
Physical Description:
Ink drawings and color paintings. Primarily of costumes of New South Wales police and Australian Military uniforms.
Item 1
"The Bushranger" New South Wales mounted police trooper, 1865.
1928
Item 2
"Lost Patrol" British Trooper (Tropical Service) 1917.
1934
Item 3
Deane-Harding Revolver (English) 1859
Item 4
Government House, Parramatta, New South Wales
Item 5
Redman's Court Sydney 1835
Item 7
Horse and two-wheeled carriage
Item 9
Officer's sword, shako and saddle pouch
Item 10
British Navy Officer 1833-1845
Item 11
Suggestion for governor's costume
Item 12
New South Wales Foot Police 1897-1917
Item 13
New South Wales mounted police trooper (full dress) 1938
Item 14
New South Wales mounted police trooper 1853
Item 15
New South Wales foot police 1917-1938
Item 16
New South Wales mounted police trooper 1865
Item 17
Sketch of New South Wales mounted police trooper 1865
Item 18
New South Wales prison warder 1890-1910
Item 19
New South Wales infantry officer 1833
Item 20
New South Wales police blacktracker 1860-1908
Item 21
Infantry officer Australian military force service dress 1914-1938
Item 22
Light Horse Officer (service dress) Australian military force 1902-1914
Item 23
New South Wales mounted police officer (full dress) 1870 and Ned Kelly
General note
Image of Ned Kelly is on the reverse.
Item 24
New South Wales police inspector 1870
Item 25
Sketch of New South Wales police inspector 1870
Item 26
New South Wales mounted police trooper 1865
Item 27
New South Wales mounted police trooper 1846-1851
Item 28
New South Wales police inspector 1880-1917
Item 29
New South Wales drover 1860-1870
Item 30
New South Wales "Sundowner" (hobo) 1860-1938
Item 31
New South Wales garrison officer 1790
Item 33
New South Wales royal garrison artillery private 1902-1938
Item 34
New South Wales infantry officer 1898
