- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRussell Wayne Baker
- Nickname
- Buddy
- Russell Baker was born on August 14, 1925 in Loudon County, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Masterpiece Contemporary (2008), Masterpiece (1971) and Howard K. Smith (1962). He was married to Miriam Emily "Mimi" Nash. He died on January 21, 2019 in Leesburg, Virginia, USA.
- SpouseMiriam Emily "Mimi" Nash(March 4, 1950 - September 2, 2015) (her death, 3 children)
- Attended Johns Hopkins University where he studied Journalism. Has two younger sisters, Doris and Audrey and one half-sister, Mary Leslie.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 137, pages 24-28. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- Situation comedy on television has thrived for years on 'canned' laughter, grafted by gaglines by technicians using records of guffawing audiences that have been dead for years.
- [on Ronald Reagan, following his performance in 'Knute Rockne, All American'] Hailed as 'The Gipper' years after George Gipp had disappeared from memory, he had seen show business' power to make the impossible dream come true: the world of let's pretend had brought him a make-believe glory more glorious than the real thing.
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