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Legendary puppeteer Bob Baker dies, aged 90
By Jack Klompus
The legendary puppeteer Bob Baker has died at the age of 90.
Baker's puppets appeared in many Hollywood classics, including Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the 1954 version of A Star Is Born.
He owned the Bob Baker Marionette Theater - one of the world's oldest children's theater companies - in his hometown of Los Angeles. It launched in 1963 and was named a Los Angeles Historical Cultural Monument in 2009.
Baker, who apparently had an archive of more than 3,000 puppets, loved puppetry from the age of 5 when he saw a puppet show at a Downtown LA department store.
He worked as an adviser to Disney and other studios, and was also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Television Academy.
In the late puppeteer's memory, donations can be made to preserve Bob Baker's legacy and purchase the building that houses the theatre.
Baker's puppets appeared in many Hollywood classics, including Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the 1954 version of A Star Is Born.
© Bob Baker Marionette Theater
He owned the Bob Baker Marionette Theater - one of the world's oldest children's theater companies - in his hometown of Los Angeles. It launched in 1963 and was named a Los Angeles Historical Cultural Monument in 2009.
Baker, who apparently had an archive of more than 3,000 puppets, loved puppetry from the age of 5 when he saw a puppet show at a Downtown LA department store.
He worked as an adviser to Disney and other studios, and was also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Television Academy.
In the late puppeteer's memory, donations can be made to preserve Bob Baker's legacy and purchase the building that houses the theatre.
