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Phil Baker(1896-1963)

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Phil Baker in Hollywood en folie (1938)
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
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Banana split (1943)
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Composer, songwriter ("Park Avenue Strut"), comedian, author and accordionist, educated in Boston schools. His first stage appearance was in a Boston amateur show. He teamed up with violinist Ed Janis, and later with Ben Bernie. He served in the US Navy during World War I, and then worked in vaudeville and was featured on radio's "Take It or Leave It." He also appeared in the Broadway musicals: "Music Box Revue", "Crazy Quilt", "Artists and Models", "Greenwich Village Follies", "A Night in Spain", and "Calling All Stars". He joined ASCAP in 1929, and his other popular song compositions include "Look At Those Eyes"; "Just Suppose"; "Antoinette"; "Strange Interlude"; "Humming a Love Song"; "Rainy Day Pal"; "Pretty Little Baby"; "Did You Mean It?"; "My Heaven on Earth"; and "Invitation to a Broken Heart".
BornAugust 26, 1896
DiedNovember 30, 1963(67)
BornAugust 26, 1896
DiedNovember 30, 1963(67)
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Known for

Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, James Ellison, Alice Faye, and Benny Goodman in Banana split (1943)
Banana split
6.6
  • Phil Baker
  • 1943
Hollywood en folie (1938)
Hollywood en folie
5.3
  • Michael Day
  • 1938
Jimmy Durante, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Walter Connolly, Curly Howard, Gertrude Niesen, Joan Perry, Charles Starrett, and The Three Stooges in Start Cheering (1938)
Start Cheering
6.0
  • Soundtrack("My Heaven on Earth" (1937))
  • 1938
Tom Hardy in Capone (2020)
Capone
4.7
  • Soundtrack("Love and Kisses (From Baby to You)")
  • 2020

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  • Nora Hayden, Dirch Passer, and Ove Sprogøe in Elefanter på loftet (1960)
    Elefanter på loftet
    3.6
    • Arthur Croft
    • 1960
  • Phil Baker, Madge Meredith, and Edward Ryan in Take It or Leave It (1944)
    Take It or Leave It
    5.1
    • Phil Baker
    • 1944
  • Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, James Ellison, Alice Faye, and Benny Goodman in Banana split (1943)
    Banana split
    6.6
    • Phil Baker
    • 1943
  • Hollywood en folie (1938)
    Hollywood en folie
    5.3
    • Michael Day
    • 1938
  • Gift of Gab (1934)
    Gift of Gab
    4.9
    • Phil Baker - Absent-Minded Doctor
    • 1934
  • Poor Little Rich Boy
    Short
    • 1932
  • A medley of accordion capers, talk and song
    Short
    • (self)
    • 1929
  • A Musical Monologue
    Short
    • Phil
    • 1923

Soundtrack



  • Tom Hardy in Capone (2020)
    Capone
    4.7
    • writer: "Love and Kisses (From Baby to You)"
    • 2020
  • La nuit est à elles, Paris 1919-1939 (2018)
    La nuit est à elles, Paris 1919-1939
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • music: "Pretty Little Baby"
    • 2018
  • Lynn Whitfield in The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
    The Josephine Baker Story
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • music: "Pretty Little Baby"
    • 1991
  • Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, James Ellison, Alice Faye, and Benny Goodman in Banana split (1943)
    Banana split
    6.6
    • performer: "You Discover You're in New York", "'Valse des rayons' from 'Le Papillon'" (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jimmy Durante, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Walter Connolly, Curly Howard, Gertrude Niesen, Joan Perry, Charles Starrett, and The Three Stooges in Start Cheering (1938)
    Start Cheering
    6.0
    • music: "My Heaven on Earth" (1937)
    • 1938
  • Hollywood en folie (1938)
    Hollywood en folie
    5.3
    • performer: "I Love to Rhyme" (1937) (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Synthetic Sin (1929)
    Synthetic Sin
    7.2
    • music: "Did You Mean It?" (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Abe Lyman and His Orchestra (1928)
    Abe Lyman and His Orchestra
    5.0
    Short
    • music: "Did You Mean It?"
    • 1928

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 26, 1896
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • November 30, 1963
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Spouses
      Peggy CartwrightDecember 1932 - March 15, 1941 (divorced, 4 children)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (Broadway debut) in "The Passing Show of 1923" on Broadway. Musical revue. Music by Sigmund Romberg and Jean Schwartz. Book / lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Musical Director: Alfred Goodman. Additional lyrics by Cyrus Wood. Additional music by Jay Gorney [earliest Broadway credit]. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Costume Design by Paul Arlington. Directed by James C. Huffman, under the supervision of Jacob J. Shubert. Choreographed by Allan K. Foster. Winter Garden Theatre: 14 Jun 1923-15 Sep 1923 (118 performances). Cast: Martha Albert, Olive Ann Alcorn, Betty Benton, Frank Bernard, William Birdie, Dorothy Bruce, Lloyd Byron, Nancy Carroll, Theresa Carroll, Neil Courtney, Roy Cummings, Roy Cunningham, Louise Dose, Doris Downes, Josephine Drake, Loretta Duffy, Christine Ecklund, Dolores Edwards, Flanagan & Morrison, George Ford, Elsie Frank, Perle Germonde, Bob Gilbert, Jeannette Gilmore, Cassie Godfrey, Paula Greenlee, Harriet Gustin, Jack Hall, James Hamilton, Ruth Hamilton, George Hassell, Joan Hay, Helen Herendeen, George Jessel, Andy Jochim, Ethel Kenyon, Olive King, Vera King, Rose Lee, Bobby Lester, Libby & Sparrow, Peggy Lockwood, Ann Lowenworth, Francis X. Mahoney, Gladys Marston, Rose Mary Marston, Elsie May, Ladas May, Bobbie McCree, Belle McLaughlin, Nat Nazarro Jr., Bob Nelson, Sidney Nelson, Tom Nip, Barnett Parker, Edith Pierce, William Pringle, Fay Reed, Jack E. Rice, Vera Ross, Norma Rossiter, Rose Sarro, Muriel Seely, Billie Shaw, Helen Shipman, Orilla Smith, Mildred Soper, Jean Steele, Virginia Sullivan, Marja Talwyn, The Trado Twins, Hal Van Renssalaer, Dorothy Vance, Alice Velour, Viola Votrouba, Billy Wagner, Joseph Wagstaff, James Watts, Dolly Wegman, Alice Wheeler, James White, Florence Wilde, Walter Woolf. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
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  • When did Phil Baker die?
    November 30, 1963
  • How old was Phil Baker when he died?
    67 years old
  • Where did Phil Baker die?
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • When was Phil Baker born?
    August 26, 1896
  • Where was Phil Baker born?
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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