Friend Baker was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood in the 1910s and 1920s.
Later on in his career, he worked as a camera technician. He was an early member of the
American Society of Cinematographers.
Biography
Friend was born in Nebraska to Jesse Baker and Jennie Wallace.
Among his innovations as a cameraman, he reportedly built an early 3-D camera alongside fellow cinematographer Virgil Williams while working at Universal Pictures in 1918.
He also developed an early technique for produced color film. He served as chief cameraman for the studio for a number of years.
He married Annabelle Jackson in Los Angeles in 1915. The pair had several children.
Selected filmography
* ''
Heart's Haven'' (1922)
* ''
The Gray Dawn'' (1922)
* ''
While the Devil Laughs
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'' (1921)
* ''
The Girl of My Heart
''The Girl of My Heart'' is a 1920 American silent adventure-drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee and Martha Mattox.Solomon p.266
Cast
* Shirley Mason as Joan
* Raymond McKee as Rodney White
* Martha ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Trumpet Island'' (1920)
* ''
Merely Mary Ann
''Merely Mary Ann'' a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy drama film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen films together, including Frank Borzage's classics '' Seventh Heaven'' (1927), '' Street ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Broken Commandment
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s'' (1919)
* ''Chasing Rainbows'' (1919)
* ''The Sneak'' (1919)
* ''
The Rebellious Bride
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'' (1919)
* ''
Hell-Roarin' Reform'' (1919)
* ''
The Call of the Soul'' (1919)
* ''Kultur'' (1918)
* ''
The Bird of Prey'' (1918)
* ''
The Scarlet Road'' (1918)
* ''The Devil's Wheel'' (1918)
* ''
Nobody's Wife'' (1918)
* ''Painted Lips'' (1918)
* ''
Her American Husband'' (1918)
* ''
Cheyenne's Pal
''Cheyenne's Pal'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Noisy Jim (Corey), a British officer, is anxious to purchase Ca ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Clean-Up'' (1917)
* ''
The Car of Chance
''The Car of Chance'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Franklyn Farnum, Agnes Vernon and Helen Wright.Connelly p.41
Cast
* Franklyn Farnum as Arnold Baird
* Agnes Vernon as Ruth Rennett
* He ...
'' (1917)
* ''The Clock'' (1917)
* ''
The Man Who Took a Chance
''The Man Who Took a Chance'' is a 1917 American silent comedy drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Franklyn Farnum, Agnes Vernon and Lloyd Whitlock.Katchmer p.273
Cast
* Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum (born William ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Devil's Pay Day
''The Devil's Pay Day'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Franklyn Farnum, Leah Baird and Gertrude Astor.Lowe p.29
Cast
* Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum (born William Smith; June 5, 1878 ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Love Never Dies'' (1916)
* ''
What Love Can Do
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'' (1916)
* ''
The Long Chance'' (1915)
References
American cinematographers
1890 births
1988 deaths
People from Nebraska
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