Belle Baker

Belle Baker (born Bella Becker; December 25, 1893 in New York City – April 29, 1957, in Los Angeles) was a Jewish American singer and actress. Popular throughout the 1910s and 1920s, Baker introduced a number of ragtime and torch songs including Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" and "My Yiddishe Mama". She performed in the Ziegfeld Follies and introduced a number of Irving Berlin's songs. An early adapter to radio, Baker hosted her own radio show during the 1930s. Eddie Cantor called her “Dinah Shore, Patti Page, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland all rolled into one.”

Belle Baker
Baker in 1919
Background information
Birth nameBella Becker
Born(1893-12-25)December 25, 1893
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1957(1957-04-29) (aged 63)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresJazz
Vaudeville
Occupation(s)Singer
Actress
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1904–1955
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