Baker, George Pierce, 1866-1935

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Dates:
Birth 1866-04-04
Death 1935-01-06
Americans
English, English,

Biographical notes:

George Pierce Baker was an American drama educator. He graduated from Harvard University in 1887 and from 1888 to 1924 was a faculty member in the English Department. While at Harvard, he played a key role in starting the Harvard Theatre Collection at Harvard University Library; he created the Harvard Dramatic Club; and he founded Workshop 47 to provide a forum for the performance of plays developed for his English 47 class. Baker was unable to convince Harvard to offer a degree in playwrighting and in 1925 he accepted a position at Yale University. At Yale, he helped found the Yale School of Drama and remained there until his retirement in 1933.

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Subjects:

  • Theater
  • American drama
  • Authors and theater
  • Authors and the theater
  • Debates and debating
  • Family records
  • Indian art
  • Indians of North America
  • Little theater movement
  • Pageants
  • Playwriting

Occupations:

  • Dramatists
  • Educators

Places:

  • NH, US
  • Peterborough (N.H.) (as recorded)
  • North America (as recorded)
  • Peterborough (N.H.) (as recorded)

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