Melville Baker (April 24, 1901 – April 10, 1958) was an American
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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Bakers was born in
and died of a heart attack in
Nice
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,
France
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at the age of 56.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Swan
A swan is a bird of the genus ''Cygnus'' (true swans) or ''Coscoroba'' (coscoroba swans).
Swan, swans, or The Swan may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Film and television
* ''The Swan'' (1925 film), a 1925 silent film
* ''The Swa ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Circus Kid
''The Circus Kid'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by George B. Seitz. Although it was a silent film, it contained some talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects. A print of the film exists.
Cast
* Frankie Darro a ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Darkened Rooms'' (1929)
* ''
One Romantic Night
''One Romantic Night'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Paul L. Stein. It is the first sound film version of Ferenc Molnár's play ''The Swan'', and marked silent screen star Lillian Gish's talkie debut. She starred ...
'' (1930)
* ''
His Woman
''His Woman'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romance drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert. Based on the novel ''His Woman'' by Dale Collins, the story is about a tough sea captain who discovers a baby ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Zoo in Budapest
''Zoo in Budapest'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code romance/melodrama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Loretta Young, Gene Raymond, O.P. Heggie, and Paul Fix. Gene Raymond, playing Zani, a young, mischievous man who has grown up only ar ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Now and Forever'' (1934)
* ''
The Gilded Lily'' (1935)
* ''
Ladies in Love
''Ladies in Love'' (1936) is a romantic comedy film based upon the play by Leslie Bush-Fekete. It was directed by Edward H. Griffith and stars Janet Gaynor, Constance Bennett and Loretta Young. The film revolves around three roommates (Gaynor ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Above Suspicion'' (1943)
See also
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Jack Kirkland
Jack Kirkland (July 25, 1902 – February 22, 1969) was an American playwright, producer, director and screenwriter.
Kirkland's greatest success was the play '' Tobacco Road'', adapted from the Erskine Caldwell novel. His other plays included ...
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1901 births
1958 deaths
American male screenwriters
People from Massachusetts
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American screenwriters
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