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Herbert Baker(1920-1983)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Music Department
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Composer, author and songwriter, educated at Yale University (BA). His father was [error]. and his mother was Belle Baker. He wrote special material for Danny Kaye, Lena Horne, Ethel Merman, Beatrice Lillie, and Belle Baker. He also wrote for film and television, and wrote the Broadway stage score for "Helen Goes to Troy". Joining ASCAP in 1955, he collaborated musically with Erich Wolfgang Korngold and wrote the popular-song tunes "I Love to Love",and "Turn on Love".
BornDecember 25, 1920
DiedJune 30, 1983(62)
BornDecember 25, 1920
DiedJune 30, 1983(62)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Flip (1970)
Flip
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958)
An Evening with Fred Astaire
8.8
TV Special
  • Writer
  • 1958
Dean Martin in The Silencers (1966)
The Silencers
5.9
  • Additional Crew
  • 1966
Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
The Danny Kaye Show
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer

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  • George Burns, Eydie Gormé, and Steve Lawrence in Live from Studio 8H: 100 Years of America's Popular Music (1981)
    Live from Studio 8H: 100 Years of America's Popular Music
    8.0
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • The Jazz Singer (1980)
    The Jazz Singer
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • John Denver in John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
    John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
    7.6
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1979
  • The People's Command Performance
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • The John Davidson Christmas Show
    4.5
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Sextette (1977)
    Sextette
    3.9
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Bing Crosby's White Christmas (1976)
    Bing Crosby's White Christmas
    7.7
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
    Barney Miller
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Rickles
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • ABC Late Night (1973)
    ABC Late Night
    8.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • The Mac Davis Show (1974)
    The Mac Davis Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Flip (1970)
    Flip
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1970–1974
  • Keep U.S. Beautiful
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Once Upon a Tour (1971)
    Once Upon a Tour
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1971

Additional Crew



  • Musical Comedy Tonight
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • general consultant
    • 1979
  • Dean Martin in The Silencers (1966)
    The Silencers
    5.9
    • parodies
    • 1966

Music Department



  • Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, and Fernando Lamas in Rose Marie (1954)
    Rose Marie
    5.8
    • additional music and lyrics
    • 1954

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  • Born
    • December 25, 1920
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 30, 1983
    • Encino, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Camille
  • Parents
      Belle Baker

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