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Carroll Baker
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Actor Born: May 28, 1931 in Johnstown, PA Biography:The daughter of a traveling salesman, actress "Carroll Baker" joined a dance company after one year of college, then worked as a magician's assistant. After a brief marriage to a furrier, she went to Hollywood to act, but was unable to get anything more than a bit role (in 1953's "Easy to Love") and so left for New York. At first finding work only in commercials (plus a walk-on in the Broadway play Escapade), in 1954 she enrolled at the Actors Studio; there she met director "Jack Garfein", whom she married the following year (they were divorced in 1969). After her appearance in a few TV dramas and "Robert Anderson"'s play All Summer Long (1955), she was noticed by Warner scouts and subsequently cast in "James Dean's" vehicle "Giant" (1956). Her success continued that same year when her role as the thumb-sucking wife in "Baby Doll" (1956) earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She... Full Biography
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