Publisher's Synopsis
George Melville Baker (1832-1890) was a playwright and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He worked for Lee and Shepard publishers, then opened his own imprint. "George M. Baker and Co." issued works by authors such as Henry M. Baker, F. E. Chase, and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's "Walter H. Baker and Co."George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England. He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association. He married Emily Bowles in 1858; children included novelist Emilie Loring, playwright Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.
