George D. Baker(1868-1933)
- Director
- Writer
- Additional Crew
A former newspaper writer and cartoonist, George D. Baker joined
Vitagraph in 1913 as a director, and was the main director for the
films of the studio's popular comedian
John Bunny--of Bunny's 43 comedies at
Vitagraph, Baker made 39 of them. Bunny left Vitagraph to return to the
stage, and Vitagraph put Baker to work with comedian
Jay Dwiggins, hoping to strike gold with
him as they did with Bunny. It didn't work. Baker subsequently left
Vitagraph and went to Metro Pictures, where he became the main director
for star Viola Dana. He left the industry in
1924.
