Snowy Baker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Snowy Baker

Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1884

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1953

Profession: actor, film actor, swimmer, boxer, rugby player, competitive diver

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Snowy Baker

  • Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker (8 February 1884 – 2 December 1953) was an Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor.
  • Born in Surry Hills, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Baker excelled at a number of sports, winning New South Wales swimming and boxing championships while still a teenager.
  • Playing rugby union for Eastern Suburbs, he played several games for New South Wales against Queensland, and in 1904 represented Australia in two Test matches against Great Britain.
  • At the 1908 London Olympics, Baker represented Australasia in swimming and diving, as well as taking part in the middleweight boxing event, in which he won a silver medal.
  • He also excelled in horsemanship, water polo, running, rowing and cricket.
  • However, "His stature as an athlete depends largely upon the enormous range rather than the outstanding excellence of his activities; it was as an entrepreneur-showman, publicist and businessman that he seems in retrospect to have been most important."Baker retired from competition after being injured in a motor-vehicle accident, and became involved in boxing promotion, bringing a number of top fighters from North America and Europe to fight in Australia.
  • During this time, he began to act in a number of silent film roles which showcased his horsemanship, including The Enemy Within, The Man from Kangaroo, and The Shadow of Lightning Ridge.
  • In 1920, Baker left Australia for the United States, where he became known as an entrepreneur and stunt coach.
  • He died in 1953 in Los Angeles, California, from cerebrovascular disease.

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