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Charles Graham Baker (July 16, 1883 – May 15, 1950) was an American screenwriter and director. He wrote for more than 170 films between 1915 and 1948. He and his father invented the game of Gin rummy in 1909.


Biography

He was born in Evansville, Indiana on July 16, 1883 to Elwood T. Baker and Leslie S. Barrows. He and his father invented the game of Gin rummy in 1909. By 1918 he was working as a "playwright" for the Vitagraph company in Brooklyn, New York City.World War I draft registration Baker died in Reseda, Los Angeles, California on May 15, 1950.


Partial filmography

* ''The Flaming Omen'' (1917) *''The Grell Mystery'' (1917) *''Love Watches'' (1918) *''Frauds and Frenzies'' (1918) *''The Fortune Hunter (1920 film), The Fortune Hunter'' (1920) * ''The Vice of Fools'' (1920) * ''The Whisper Market'' (1920) *''The Inner Chamber'' (1921) *''The Single Track'' (1921) * ''No Defense (1921 film), No Defense'' (1921) *''What's Your Reputation Worth?'' (1921) * ''The Scarab Ring'' (1921) * ''Peggy Puts It Over'' (1921) * ''It Isn't Being Done This Season'' (1921) * ''The Matrimonial Web'' (1921) *''Fortune's Mask'' (1922) * ''The Angel of Crooked Street'' (1922) * ''The Girl in His Room'' (1922) *''The Man from Brodney's'' (1923) *''The Midnight Alarm'' (1923) * ''Pioneer Trails'' (1923) * ''Masters of Men'' (1923) *''Playing It Wild'' (1923) *''The Man Next Door (1923 film), The Man Next Door'' (1923) *''The Girl in the Limousine'' (1924) *''The Beautiful City (1925 film), The Beautiful City'' (1925) *''Just Suppose'' (1926) *''The Third Degree (1926 film), The Third Degree'' (1926) *''The Girl from Chicago (1927 film), The Girl from Chicago'' (1927) *''The Singing Fool'' (1928) *''Fancy Baggage'' (1929) *''Sonny Boy (1929 film), Sonny Boy'' (1930) *''Broadway Through a Keyhole'' (1933) *''She Couldn't Take It'' (1935) *''Shanghai (1935 film), Shanghai'' (1935) *''Mary Burns, Fugitive'' (1935) * ''The Girl Friend (film), The Girl Friend'' (1935) *''You Only Live Once (1937 film), You Only Live Once'' (1937) *''Ali Baba Goes to Town'' (1937) *''Eternally Yours (film), Eternally Yours'' (1939) *''Danger Signal'' (1945) *''Ramrod (film), Ramrod'' (1947)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, C. Graham 1883 births 1950 deaths American male screenwriters Writers from Evansville, Indiana Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery Film directors from Indiana Screenwriters from Indiana 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters