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Phil Baker 08.24.1896 - 11.30.1963 (67 years old)

Phil Baker was a comedian, actor, lyricist, composer and a popular radio personality who was born in Pennsylvania. He remained active for more than 20 years. He has a star to his name in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

After getting a late start in radio, Vaudevillian Phil Baker went on to host quiz shows like The $64 Question and Take It Or Leave It. He gained popularity with the gimmick of planting a heckler in the audience to play off of. Click here to read more about Phil Baker

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This actor appeared in the following radio shows

Series	Episode title	Date
Big Show	big show 510318 fred allen, phil baker	0000-00-00
jack benny program	who killed mr stooge part five	1934-07-20
command performance	command performance (008) clifton fadiman, dinah shore, phil baker	1942-04-16
take it or leave it	first catagory football teams	1942-11-08
command performance	command performance (099) fred waring, kate smith, orson welles	1943-12-21
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (118) archie invests in an oil well (with phil baker)	1944-02-22
radio hall of fame, the	first song i want to be happy	1944-07-23
radio hall of fame, the	i want to be happy	1945-09-02
Fred Allen The Fred Allen Show	fred allen fred allen show (45 49) (052) take it or leave it	1946-01-06
Fred Allen The Fred Allen Show	fred allen fred allen show (052) take it or leave it	1946-01-06
Bob Hope Show	bob hope 39 55 (315) guest lucille ball, miss lou ann	1946-11-12
jack benny program	jack appears on phil bakers program	1946-12-01
command performance	command performance (253) ginger rogers, rose marie, phil baker	1947-02-23
guest star	guest phil baker	1947-04-10
command performance	command performance (273) phil baker	1947-05-11
take it or leave it	popular broadway songs	1947-07-13
jack benny program	from detroit dons weight is discussed	1948-06-13
Big Show	big show 510107 fred allen, danny thomas	1951-01-07
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (407) balancing the books (with garry moore and phil baker)	1951-04-27
recollections at 30	crash of the hindenburg	1956-08-01

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Baker, Phil Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8/24/1896; died 11/30/1963 following a long illness in Copenhagen, Denmark. Baker and his Danish born wife had moved to Denmark in 1960 when Baker became ill. Married and divorced to Vivian Vernon (1921-?); Pegg Cartwright (1932-?); Irmgard Erik (1944-1963 his death). Baker was working in the office of Imp Film Company when he and his accordion competed in a Boston amateur show. Shortly he teamed in a violin-accordion act with Ed Janis in vaudeville, later Ben Bernie. Served in the U.S. Navy during WWI.

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Radio debut on The Rudy Vallee Show for NBC (1929). Host of radio programs including The Phil Baker Show on CBS and NBC-BLUE (1931-1939); Honolulu Bound for CBS-Radio (1939); Everybody Wins on CBS (1948); Take It Or Leave It on CBS (1951). Host of Who's Whose on CBS-TV (1951).

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Phil Baker 08.24.1896 - 11.30.1963 (67 years old)

This actor appeared in the following radio shows

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