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CodeDS/UK/2438
NameBaker; George (10 February 1885-8 January 1976); English baritone singer
AliasGeorge Portland
Dates10 February 1885-8 January 1976
GenderMale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginBirkenhead, Merseyside, England (born)
RelationshipsSon of Walter Baker and Elizabeth Sanders
Spouse of Olive Groves (singer and teacher)
Former spouse of Grace Lilian Bryant (pianist and conductor) and Kathlyn Hilliard (singer)
BiographyGeorge Baker was an English singer. He is remembered for singing on thousands of gramophone records in a career that spanned 53 years, beginning in 1909. He is especially associated with the comic baritone roles in recordings of the Gilbert & Sullivan operas.

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