Baker (Frank) papers, ca. 1928-1934

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Summary

Title:
Frank Baker papers
Dates:
ca. 1928-1934
Creators:
Frank Baker, 1892-1980
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).
Extent:
1 flat box.
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frank Baker papers (Collection 1911). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

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).

Biographical / historical:

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.

Processing information:

Processed by Yasmin Damshenas in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Lilace Hatayama, December 2011.

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.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Yasmin Damshenas in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Lilace Hatayama, December 2011; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2012
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, 2011 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Date of source: DDMMYYYY .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frank Baker papers (Collection 1911). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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