Ellis Baker
Encyclopedia
Ellis Baker was an American
theatre
actress.
She appeared on Broadway
in Brook (1923), The Arabian (1927), These Few Ashes (1928) and Lady Windermere's Fan
(1932).
Baker was married to the stage and film actor Fredric March
from 1924 until 1927. Ellis Baker was the daughter of playwright
Edith Ellis
, whose plays were popular in the United States
and London
during the early part of the 20th century.
United States
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theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
actress.
She appeared on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
in Brook (1923), The Arabian (1927), These Few Ashes (1928) and Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman is a four act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first produced 22 February 1892 at the St James's Theatre in London. The play was first published in 1893...
(1932).
Baker was married to the stage and film actor Fredric March
Fredric March
Fredric March was an American stage and film actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1932 for Dr. Jekyll and Mr...
from 1924 until 1927. Ellis Baker was the daughter of playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
Edith Ellis
Edith Ellis (playwright)
-Biography:Ellis was born in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan. The daughter of Edward C Ellis, playwright and actor, and Ruth McCarty Ellis, an actress, she was 'born on the stage'. Her first part was at age 6, and by 10 she was a star...
, whose plays were popular in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
during the early part of the 20th century.
External links
- http://www.jstor.org/view/01922882/sp050132/05x3150d/0 The Two Edith Ellises by Felicia Hardison Londre