George Melville Baker

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,[1] and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's "Walter H. Baker & Co."[2][3] George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England.[4] He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association.[5] He married Emily Bowles in 1858;[6] children included novelist Emilie Loring, playwright Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.

Cover of The Boston Dip written and published by George M. Baker, 1873

References
  1. WorldCat. Chase, F. E. (Frank Eugene) 1857-1920
  2. Publishers' Weekly, Oct. 31, 1885
  3. Publishers' Weekly, Oct. 25, 1890
  4. "Obituary: George M. Baker." The American Bookseller, v.28, no.9, Nov. 1, 1890
  5. Baker, George Melville (1865), A valedictory poem delivered before the "members' course" of the Mercantile Library Association, Boston: John Wilson and son, OCLC 13168012, OL 17507629M
  6. "Obituary: George M. Baker." Publishers' Weekly, Oct. 25, 1890

Further reading
  • Baker, George Melville (1871), The social stage: original dramas, comedies, burlesques, and entertainments ..., Boston: Lee & Shepard, OL 7179951M
  • George Melville Baker (1873), Gentlemen of the jury, Boston: G. M. Baker & Co., OL 23415545M
  • Baker, George Melville (1873), The Boston Dip, Boston: G.M. Baker & Co., OCLC 6481889, OL 243869M
  • Poison: a farce, as performed by the Hasty Pudding Club of Harvard University, Boston: George M. Baker and Co., 1882, OL 23620444M
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