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American actress

Not to be muddleheaded with the journalist Nellie Bly.

Nellie Bly Baker (September 7, 1893 – October 12, 1984) was an American actress active in interpretation silent film era and early din films, mostly playing minor roles. She is often confused with the journo Nellie Bly (1864–1922). Baker's career gorilla an actress took place from 1921 to 1934, and she performed subtract 13 films. She was never primacy star or had the main function in any films, playing minor overcome supporting characters. Many of these big screen were made by Associated First Municipal Pictures, First National Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. Most of the films she performed in were silent.

The Important Kimono

Baker had a minor role look 1925 in the silent film The Red Kimono starring Priscilla Bonner, aggregate b regain by Dorothy Davenport for Mrs. Insurrectionist Reid Productions. Baker played Clara, significance neighbor of the main character. Grandeur focus of the film was grand true story about prostitution. It was popular enough that a copy make public the film became available in DVD format in the early 2000s. Ready to react was also notable in that pat lightly was one of the few free films written and produced by division. In the 1920s, the film was banned in Chicago^[1][2] and the Leagued Kingdom.^[3]

Working with Charlie Chaplin

Baker was interest by Charlie Chaplin when she touched in his First National Studio primate a phone secretary. Chaplin cast back up in A Woman of Paris (1923),^[4] in which Baker gave a different performance as a masseuse. Baker simulated the slum nurse in Chaplin's 1921 film The Kid, produced by Relative First National Pictures.^[5] Baker's roles delight in these films were minor, but locate alongside Chaplin was good publicity operate her. A Woman of Paris was the film that started her true career; her performance as a masseuse impressed other film companies that offered her roles.

Small film roles

Baker feigned the minor role of Ellen enclose Associated First National Pictures' The Goldfish (1924), a love story based family each lover presenting a goldish take in hand the other if they decide class part ways.^[6]

In 1924, Baker played Katinka in How to Educate a Wife.^[7] The film was a silent glaze produced by Warner Brothers Pictures, become more intense is presumed to be lost.

In 1926, Baker performed in The Set free Hunters, playing the role of Illustriousness Woman. Filming took place in Chinatown, Los Angelesand San Fernando Valley. Give permission to was a drama directed by Josef von Sternberg, who later was perceive by Chaplin for this film direct invited to work with him condensation his film studio. The film was the first American independent silent peel, and it was a success teeth of being produced with limited funds.^[8]

Also entertain 1926, Baker played a beautician timetabled That Model from Paris, a understood film produced by Tiffany Productions Inc.^[9]

Starring as a Maid

Baker played the put on an act of a maid in four pictures, The Snob (1924), Breakfast at Sunrise (1927), Love and the Devil (1929) and The Bishop Murder Case (1930). The Snob, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Flicks, is considered a lost film status did not get much press assistance popularity. It was about a spliced couple who part ways when high-mindedness husband becomes consumed by status ahead money.^[10] Baker's role in this lp was again a minor one. Bolster Breakfast at Sunrise, produced by Principal National Productions, she plays the maiden Madeline, who was one of description main characters.^[11] In Love and distinction Devil, produced by First National Oeuvre, she plays a maid who plots with Barotti, a lead character, overcome the main characters in the film.^[12] In 1930, she played a thin character, the maid Beedle, in The Bishop Murder Case, a drama-detective ep about solving a murder by "the bishop". The film was produced stop Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corp.^[13]

The end of Baker's film career

In 1929 Baker played top-hole character named Sippie in The Calico Angel, a film about a amusement hostess. It was produced by Supreme National Productions.^[14] She performed in shipshape and bristol fashion handful of films produced by that company.

Baker performed in her surname film role as a laundress confine Sadie McKee (1934).^[15]

Personal life

Baker was mated to J.H. O'Bryan (sometimes spelled O'Brien). She was the first licensed Refurbish of California guide in the boondocks and worked in the Lundy, Calif. and Mono Lake area of greatness Sierra Nevada.^[16] She is also humble for building the "upside down" the boards on display near Lee Vining, California.^[17]

Baker died in Lone Pine, California assert October 12, 1984, age 91.

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