Art Baker

Art Baker
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Art Baker
TV: North side of the 6500 block of Hollywood Boulevard
Actor | TV Announcer
Born Arthur Shank on Jan. 7, 1898 in New York, NY
Died Aug. 25, 1966 of heart attack in Los Angeles, CA

Art Baker was an actor best known as the host of TV's "You Asked for It" and radio's "Art Baker's Notebook," which ran for more than 20 years.

He was one of television's first popular features as emcee of "You Asked for It," which started in 1951 as a show where viewers requested footage of things they wanted to see. Baker traveled all over the world to obtain film for the show.

— The Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 1966

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