Friend Baker | |
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Born | Friend Frederick Baker April 10, 1890 Nebraska, US |
Died | March 20, 1988 (aged 98) Orange, California, US |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Spouse | Annabelle Jackson |
Friend Baker was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood in the 1910s and 1920s.[1][2] Later on in his career, he worked as a camera technician.[3][4] He was an early member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Friend was born in Nebraska to Jesse Baker and Jennie Wallace.
Among his innovations as a cameraman, he reportedly built an early 3-D camera alongside fellow cinematographer Virgil Williams while working at Universal Pictures in 1918.[1][5] He also developed an early technique for produced color film.[6] He served as chief cameraman for the studio for a number of years.[7]
He married Annabelle Jackson in Los Angeles in 1915. The pair had several children.