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Baker was born and educated in Birmingham, Warwickshire, and at a boarding school in Kent. [1] He was the son of Ethel (1906–1990), a pianist and dress maker, and Harold Baker (1908–1949), an artist, musician and draughtsman. [2] [1] He went to live with his father, stepmother, and half-sister in Hastings, Sussex.
Baker first appeared on Jack Benny's weekly radio program on November 3, 1935, [3] having been hired to replace singer Frank Parker. [4] Parker had been very popular on the Benny program, and with his departure, it was widely believed that Benny would lose a large part of his audience; however, Kenny Baker is said to have won audiences over almost instantly, even surpassing Parker in ...
British actor Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in the first six Star Wars films has died at the age of 83, after a long illness
For twenty years until 1991, Purvis performed as part of a musical comedy double-act with Kenny Baker, billed as the "Mini-Tones". Purvis played the trumpet to Baker's mouth-organ and vibraphone. [2] The duo would attend auditions for Star Wars in 1976, where Baker was instantly cast as R2-D2.
Kenny Law, who was best known for starring on Discovery Channel’s Moonshiners, has died. He was 68. Law’s Choice Distillery announced news of the Virginia-based distiller’s death in a ...
At least three members of a family have died, and three others have been hospitalized, after eating a traditional Christmas cake — months after the baker's husband died from food poisoning.
Day appeared for the first time on Jack Benny's radio show on October 8, 1939, taking the place of another tenor, Kenny Baker. [6] He remained associated with Benny's radio and television programs until Benny's death in 1974. [6]
Baker was born in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [4] He joined a brass band and by the age of 17 and had already become a professional musician. After leaving his home town of Withernsea, in Yorkshire's East Riding, for London, he met and began performing with the already well-known jazz musician George Chisholm. [4]