Robert S. Baker

Robert S. Baker was a British television producer, film director, film producer, screenwriter, photographer and cinematographer (1916–2009). He was born at London.

Also recorded as Robert Sidney Baker.

Robert S. Baker in brief

Born
1916
Died
2009
Known for
television producer, film director, film producer, screenwriter, photographer and cinematographer
Place of birth
London
Contents

Catalogued works

9 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1714 to 1970.

The Persuaders! Untitled, from Screen Prints 1970, dated 1970, screenprint on off-white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2005.589.5. Portrait of Dorothy Bond, dated 1950s, gelatin silver print heightened and drawn on with pen and black ink, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2005.583. Memoirs of the life and writings of the late Rev. Thomas Baker, B.D. of St. John's College in Cambridge, from the papers of Dr. Zachary Grey, with a catalogue of his MS. collections. By Robert Masters, B.D. and F.A.S, dated 1784, held by Wellcome Collection. The final destruction of the great destroyer: or, death made easy by Christ's personal and general conquest over it. Discours'd in a funeral sermon on the much lamented death of Robert Baker, Esq; who departed this life ... Nov. 29. 1713. ... By Samuel Bury, V.D.M, dated 1714, held by Wellcome Collection. Nattrass Prof F J, Newton W M, Nicholas H G, Noel-Baker, Nuffield Foundation: L Farrer Brown, Paton Prof W D M, Pearce M, Penguin Books Ltd, Pennsylvania State College: Prof J H Ferguson, Pennsylvania University of: L B Schwartz, Law School, Pilgrim J E, Richardson S A, Ross Sir J Paterson, Rostow E V, Rushworth D R G, dated 1957-1958, held by Wellcome Collection. James, Robert (1705-1776), dated 1752, held by Wellcome Collection. Notes by Baker of symptoms of incipient senile dementia, and on case of delusional insanity, with an account of autopsy, dated c 1870s - 1890, held by Wellcome Collection. Pet. - Robert Weatherhead, against Lord Glenlee's interlocutor. Mr Home, clerk. Tho. Grierson, W.S. agent. Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the petition of Robert Weatherhead, late baker and corn-dealer in Canongate of Edinburgh, now farmer at Coldstream, in the county of Berwick; .., dated 1796, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 123 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Baker, Robert (1803–1880), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Baker, Robert S(tevens), Oxford Music Online, 2010. Baker, Robert (fl 1562–1562), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Sherston-Baker, Sir Robert (George Humphrey), (born 3 April 1951), Who's Who, 2007.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Amicalement Vôtre ☆ Robert S. Baker ☆ V.F. ☆ 1971-1972 (1972) — Internet Archive. The Persuaders - Complete Series 1971 (1971) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1714The final destruction of the great destroyer: or, death made easy by Christ's personal and general conquest over it. Discours'd in a funeral sermon on the much lamented death of Robert Baker, Esq; who departed this life ... Nov. 29. 1713. ... By Samuel Bury, V.D.M (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 1784Memoirs of the life and writings of the late Rev. Thomas Baker, B.D. of St. John's College in Cambridge, from the papers of Dr. Zachary Grey, with a catalogue of his MS. collections. By Robert Masters, B.D. and F.A.S (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1916Robert S. Baker born at London.
  4. 1950Portrait of Dorothy Bond (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1957Nattrass Prof F J, Newton W M, Nicholas H G, Noel-Baker, Nuffield Foundation: L Farrer Brown, Paton Prof W D M, Pearce M, Penguin Books Ltd, Pennsylvania State College: Prof J H Ferguson, Pennsylvania University of: L B Schwartz, Law School, Pilgrim J E, Richardson S A, Ross Sir J Paterson, Rostow E V, Rushworth D R G (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1970Untitled, from Screen Prints 1970 (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  7. 1971The Persuaders - Complete Series 1971 digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1972Amicalement Vôtre ☆ Robert S. Baker ☆ V.F. ☆ 1971-1972 digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 2009Robert S. Baker died.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Baker, Robert (1803–1880), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Baker, Robert (fl 1562–1562), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Baker, Robert S(tevens), Oxford Music Online, 2010

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Sherston-Baker, Sir Robert (George Humphrey), (born 3 April 1951), Who's Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Robert S. Baker as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Robert S. Baker.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 123 works naming Robert S. Baker.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q972545: Robert S. Baker

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Robert S. Baker”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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