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Director Born: 1916 in London, England, UK Biography:London-born Roy Ward Baker served his cinematic apprenticeship from 1934 to 1939 in the Gainesborough Studios assistant-director pool. After World War II service, Baker directed several documentaries, moving to dramatic subjects with his first feature, the psychological melodrama "The October Man" (1947). While employed at Two Cities Productions, Baker held the directorial reins of "I'll Never Forget You", filmed in England on behalf of Hollywood's 20th Century-Fox. This led to a handful of directorial assignments at Fox's home studios, most notably the Marilyn Monroe vehicle "Don't Bother to Knock" (1952) and the 3-D thriller "Inferno" (1953). Returning to England, Baker turned out such first-rank product as "The One That Got Away" (1957), "A Night to Remember" (1958) and "Quatermass and the Pit" (1967). Amidst several theatrical horror films in the 1960s, Baker entered television as one of the most... Full Biography
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