Baker, Belle (1893–1957)

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Baker, Belle (1893–1957)

American actress, singer, and entertainer. Born Bella Becker in New York, NY, Dec 25, 1893; died in Los Angeles, California, April 29, 1957.

Made Broadway debut in Vera Violetta (1911); starred in the short-lived Betsy (1926), in which she introduced Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies"; in vaudeville, popularized a number of songs, including "All of Me" and "My Yiddische Mama," which came to be associated with her friend Sophie Tucker; also appeared in the films The Song of Love (1929) and Atlantic City (1944); played the Palace one last time (1950); was featured on tv show "This is Your Life" (1955) and appeared as herself in the film Atlantic City (1944).

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