C. Graham Baker

Charles Graham Baker (July 16, 1883 – May 15, 1950) was an American screenwriter and director. He wrote for more than 170 films between 1915 and 1948. He and his father invented the game of Gin rummy in 1909.[1]

Charles Graham Baker
Born	(1883-07-16)July 16, 1883 Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	May 15, 1950(1950-05-15) (aged 66) Reseda, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1915–1948

Biography

He was born in Evansville, Indiana on July 16, 1883 to Elwood T. Baker and Leslie S. Barrows. He and his father invented the game of Gin rummy in 1909. By 1918 he was working as a "playwright" for the Vitagraph company in Brooklyn, New York City.[2]

Baker died in Reseda, Los Angeles, California on May 15, 1950.[1]

Partial filmography

• Love Watches (1918)
• Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
• The Fortune Hunter (1920)
• The Inner Chamber (1921)
• The Single Track (1921)
• What's Your Reputation Worth? (1921)
• Fortune's Mask (1922)
• The Man from Brodney's (1923)
• The Midnight Alarm (1923)
• Playing It Wild (1923)
• The Man Next Door (1923)
• The Girl in the Limousine (1924)
• The Beautiful City (1925)
• Just Suppose (1926)
• The Third Degree (1926)
• The Girl from Chicago (1927)
• The Singing Fool (1928)
• Fancy Baggage (1929)
• Sonny Boy (1930)
• Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933)
• She Couldn't Take It (1935)
• Shanghai (1935)
• Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
• The Girl Friend (1935)
• You Only Live Once (1937)
• Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
• Eternally Yours (1939)
• Danger Signal (1945)
• Ramrod (1947)

References

1. "C.G. Baker, Helped Devise Gin Rummy". New York Times. May 17, 1950. Retrieved May 22, 2008. C. Graham Baker, writer and producer of motion pictures and co-creator of the card game gin rummy, died today at his home in Reseda in the San Fernando Valley. ...
2. World War I draft registration

External links

• C. Graham Baker on IMDb