Jordan Baker (actress)
Jordan Baker may refer to: * Jordan Baker (''The Great Gatsby''), a character in the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' by F. Scott Fitzgerald * Jordan Baker (umpire) (born 1981), American umpire in Major League Baseball * Jordan Baker (soccer) (born 1996), Australian soccer player * Jordan Baker, American actor in Edward Albee's 1994 play ''Three Tall Women ''Three Tall Women'' is a two-act play by Edward Albee, written in 1990, which won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Albee's third Pulitzer. Characters * A: A is a 92-year-old woman. She is thin, autocratic, proud, and wealthy, with "encroachi ...

Jordan Baker (The Great Gatsby)
''The Great Gatsby'' is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. The novel was inspired by a youthful romance Fitzgerald had with socialite Ginevra King, and the riotous parties he attended on Long Island's North Shore in 1922. Following a move to the French Riviera, Fitzgerald completed a rough draft of the novel in 1924. He submitted it to editor Maxwell Perkins, who persuaded Fitzgerald to revise the work over the following winter. After making revisions, Fitzgerald was satisfied with the text, but remained ambivalent about the book's title and considered several alternatives. Painter Francis Cugat's cover art greatly impressed Fitzgerald, and he incorporated aspects of it into the novel. After its publication by Scribner's ...
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Jordan Baker (umpire)
Jordan Christopher Baker (born December 23, 1981) is an American umpire for Major League Baseball. At 6' 7", Baker is the tallest active MLB umpire. Baker gained attention during the 2013 season for throwing wads of chewed gum onto the outfield grass after each half inning. Some critics described such action as disrespectful to the players and the ground crews. Baker was the second base umpire on July 30, 2017, when Adrián Beltré of the Texas Rangers got his 3000th career hit Hit means to strike someone or something. Hit or HIT may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities * Hit, a fictional character from '' Dragon Ball Super'' * Homicide International Trust, or HIT, a fictional organization ... against the Baltimore Orioles. Baker made his first postseason assignment in 2017, appearing in the 2017 National League Wild Card Game. Baker was the home plate umpire in the Texas Rangers' last game at Globe Life Park. References Major Lea ...
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Jordan Baker (soccer)
Jordan Ashleigh Baker (born 1 November 1996) is an Australian soccer player, who last played for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League. Playing career Soccer Baker played youth football with Gymea United FC and Sutherland Shire FA from 2007 to 2011. Baker played for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2013–14 W-League and re-signed with the Wanderers for the 2014–15 W-League season. Baker represented the Australia Schoolgirls and Australian under-20 teams. Baker again was selected in the Wanderers squad for the 2015–16 W-League. Rugby league In 2017, Baker began playing rugby league, where she represented Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership The Harvey Norman Women's Premiership is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. It is the only state wide open age competition for women in New South Wales and is run by New South Wales Rugby League. The NSWRL Women's Premiershi .... She was one of the competitions top-sco ...
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