George Melville Baker

George Melville Baker (1832–1890) was a playwright and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century.

He worked for Lee & Shepard publishers, then opened his own imprint.

Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's "Walter H. Baker & Co."[2][3] George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England.

[4] He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association.

[5] He married Emily Bowles in 1858;[6] children included novelist Emilie Loring, playwright Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.

Cover of The Boston Dip written and published by George M. Baker, 1873