George Melville Baker (1832–1890) was a playwright and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He worked for Lee & Shepard publishers, then opened his own imprint. "George M. Baker & Co." issued works by authors such as Henry M. Baker, F.E. Chase,WorldCat. Chase, F. E. (Frank Eugene) 1857-1920 and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's "Walter H. Baker & Co."Publishers' Weekly, Oct. 31, 1885Publishers' Weekly, Oct. 25, 1890 George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England."Obituary: George M. Baker." The American Bookseller, v.28, no.9, Nov. 1, 1890 He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association. He married Emily Bowles in 1858;"Obituary: George M. Baker." Publishers' Weekly, Oct. 25, 1890 children included novelist Emilie Loring, playwright Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.
Selected Dramatic Works
Bread on the Waters (1866) The Duchess of Dublin (1873)- One act farce about an English doctor in Ireland, who acquires customers by claiming to take the non-existent "Duchess of Dublin" as a patient. A vulgar but innocent Irish maid ultimately finds herself playing the part. Nevada; or, The Lost Mine
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Portrait of George M. Baker Portrait of Albert Baker (1810–1874). "Printer [in Boston]. Father of Walter H. Baker and George Melville Baker"