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Melville Baker(1901-1958)

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Melville Baker was born on 24 April 1901 in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for The Gilded Lily (1935), The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) and Fashions in Love (1929). He was married to Dorothy Gilliam, Mary and Gladys Franklin Gould. He died on 10 April 1958 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
BornApril 24, 1901
DiedApril 10, 1958(56)
BornApril 24, 1901
DiedApril 10, 1958(56)
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Known for

Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, and Fred MacMurray in The Gilded Lily (1935)
The Gilded Lily
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1935
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
The Last Days of Pompeii
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1935
Adolphe Menjou in Fashions in Love (1929)
Fashions in Love
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1929
Virginia Bruce and John Gilbert in Downstairs (1932)
Downstairs
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1932

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  • Actor's Studio (1948)
    Actor's Studio
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Melville C. Baker)
    • 1950
  • Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray in Above Suspicion (1943)
    Above Suspicion
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • William Gargan, Ann Sothern, and Lewis Stone in Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
    Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1939
  • William Powell and Annabella in The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
    The Baroness and the Butler
    6.5
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Virginia Bruce and Robert Montgomery in The First Hundred Years (1937)
    The First Hundred Years
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • James Stewart and Simone Simon in Seventh Heaven (1937)
    Seventh Heaven
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Don Ameche, Constance Bennett, Janet Gaynor, Simone Simon, and Loretta Young in Ladies in Love (1936)
    Ladies in Love
    6.2
    • screen play
    • 1936
  • James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in Next Time We Love (1936)
    Next Time We Love
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    6.4
    • original story by
    • 1935
  • Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, and Fred MacMurray in The Gilded Lily (1935)
    The Gilded Lily
    6.7
    • suggested by a story by
    • 1935
  • Victor Jory and Fay Wray in Mills of the Gods (1934)
    Mills of the Gods
    6.2
    • story
    • 1934
  • Gary Cooper, Shirley Temple, and Carole Lombard in Now and Forever (1934)
    Now and Forever
    6.5
    • story "Honor Bright"
    • 1934
  • O.P. Heggie, Jesse L. Lasky, Gene Raymond, and Loretta Young in Zoo in Budapest (1933)
    Zoo in Budapest
    6.7
    • story
    • 1933
  • Virginia Bruce and John Gilbert in Downstairs (1932)
    Downstairs
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1932
  • Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert in His Woman (1931)
    His Woman
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1931

Additional Crew



  • Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, and Wayne Morris in Men Are Such Fools (1938)
    Men Are Such Fools
    5.3
    • treatment (uncredited)
    • 1938

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Melville C. Baker
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • April 24, 1901
    • Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • April 10, 1958
    • Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Dorothy Gilliam1946 - ?
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    Son of playwright Robert M. Baker.

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