Charles A. Baker

Charles Adams Baker (c. 1921 – March 15, 1991) was an American talent manager.

Biography

Born c. 1921, in Chicago, Baker studied at Harvard College and earned a bachelor's degree. He enlisted to the United States Navy during World War II, and was primarily stationed on ships in the North Sea. He left the military ranked a lieutenant.[1]

Following the war, Baker joined the Music Corporation of America as an agent. As a talent manager, he worked for Angela Lansbury, Eva Marie Saint, Jack Lemmon, Jed Harris, Robert Preston, and Walter Matthau.[2] From 1950 to 1974, he worked for the William Morris Agency, and from 1973 to 1980, worked for Macmillan Inc., a publishing company. In 1976, he supervised the creation of the musical Candide. Its script was written by Hugh Wheeler and it wasscored by Leonard Bernstein; John La Touche, Stephen Sondheim, and Richard Wilbur were its songwriters.[1]

In his later life, Baker lived in Manhattan. He died on March 15, 1991, aged 70, in New York City, of liver cancer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Charles A. Baker, 70, Theater Agent, Is Dead". Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  2. ^ "– CHARLES BAKER". Orlando Sentinel. 1991-03-19. Archived from the original on 2025-09-23. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
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