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Cora Baird(1912-1967)

  • Actress
  • Puppetry
  • Producer
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Cora Baird was born on 26 January 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for The Sound of Music (1965), Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) and The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957). She was married to Bil Baird. She died on 7 December 1967 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 26, 1912
DiedDecember 7, 1967(55)
BornJanuary 26, 1912
DiedDecember 7, 1967(55)
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Known for

Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
The Sound of Music
8.1
  • Puppetry
  • 1965
Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
7.4
TV Series
  • Kanga(voice)
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
6.9
TV Movie
  • Baird Marionettes - Charles Dickens
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Feedor Doestoevski
  • 1957
Danger (1950)
Danger
7.1
TV Series
  • Actress

Credits

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Actress

  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Offscreen Puppeteer
    • 1961
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Kanga (voice)
    • 1960
  • Art Carney Meets the Sorcerer's Apprentice (1959)
    Art Carney Meets the Sorcerer's Apprentice
    TV Movie
    • Various Characters (voice)
    • 1959
  • Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf (1958)
    Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • (voice)
    • 1958
  • The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
    The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Baird Marionettes - Charles Dickens
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    • Feedor Doestoevski
    • 1957
  • Max Liebman Spectaculars (1954)
    Max Liebman Spectaculars
    5.0
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • The Arthur Murray Party (1950)
    The Arthur Murray Party
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Bil and Cora Baird (as Bil and Cora Baird)
    • 1953
  • Danger (1950)
    Danger
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • The Whistling Wizard
    TV Series
    • J.P.
    • Spider Lady (voice)
    • 1951

Puppetry

  • Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
    The Sound of Music
    8.1
    • puppeteer
    • 1965
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • puppeteer (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1959
  • Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf (1958)
    Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1958
  • The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
    The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1957
  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    8.2
    TV Series
    • puppeteer (segment "Bill Baird's Marionettes")
    • 1956
  • Babes in Toyland (1955)
    Babes in Toyland
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1955
  • Life with Snarky Parker
    TV Series
    • puppeteer
    • 1950

Producer

  • Adventure in Telezonia (1950)
    Adventure in Telezonia
    5.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bil and Cora Baird
  • Born
    • January 26, 1912
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 7, 1967
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Bil BairdJanuary 13, 1937 - December 7, 1967 (her death, 2 children)

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  • Trivia
    Mother of Peter Baird

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