Fay Baker
Biography
Fay Baker was an American actress and writer whose first professional acting work came on radio soap operas. Born in New York City and educated at Smith College, she reached Broadway in 1938 in Danton's Death and made her last Broadway appearance there in Wonderful Journey in 1946. She spent close to twenty years in Hollywood, acting in about two dozen films. She was billed as a star of The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) and took the lead in Double Deal, a 1950 crime drama; she also appeared as one of Ethel Barrymore's daughters in Deadline U.S.A. (1952), a newspaper drama with Humphrey Bogart. Television work was frequent too, with guest roles credited on 30 series, from Your Show Time in 1949 to Dr. Kildare in 1963, among them Perry Mason, Hazel and The Donna Reed Show. She later turned to writing, publishing the novel The Whipping Boy as Beth Holmes.
70years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Sleepy Hollow
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Fay Schwager and Beth Holmes
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 8 years1946 to 1954
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Baker's first professional acting work came from parts on radio soap operas. She made her Broadway start in 1938, appearing in Danton's Death.
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Stuart Heisler directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Stuart HeislerDirector, 2 films, 1950 to 1952
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