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− | '''Steve "Mr. Escape" Baker''' ( | + | '''Steve "Mr. Escape" Baker''' (1938-2017) wass a comedian, magician and escape artist. During his career from 1967 through the early 1990s Baker appeared on ''Dick Clark's LIVE Wednesday'', ''Games People Play'', his own HBO special ''Trial By Fire'', and several times on ''[[That's Incredible!]]''.{{Youtube thumb|5Xbbn5IAZ3Y}} |
==Early history== | ==Early history== | ||
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− | {{Wikipedia}} | + | {{Wikipedia|Steve_Baker_(illusionist)|Steve_Baker_(illusionist)}} |
* [http://www.mrescape.com official website] | * [http://www.mrescape.com official website] | ||
* [http://www.itnsource.com/compilations/sportlifestyleandquirky/sports/?lr=S03050601 ITN article] | * [http://www.itnsource.com/compilations/sportlifestyleandquirky/sports/?lr=S03050601 ITN article] | ||
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Death Race Escape First Time on TV | * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Death Race Escape First Time on TV | ||
− | + | * http://www.themagicdetective.com/2017/09/escape-artist-steve-baker-aka-mr-escape.html | |
− | + | * http://themrescape.blogspot.com/ | |
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Latest revision as of 11:37, 19 September 2017
Steve Baker | |
Steve Baker promotional photo, ca. 1975 | |
Born | circa 1938 |
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Died | September 16, 2017 (age 78) Illinois |
Flourished | 1960s-1990s |
Early history
Baker's career as "Mr. Escape" began on February 22, 1967 when he presented an upside down hanging Straitjacket Escape from the Tribune Tower Building in Oakland, California. Thousands of people attended the escape along with actress Dawn Wells, and a sheriff who was a direct descendant of Wyatt Earp.[1] The escape was documented by the British Pathe Newsreel Organization.[2]
References
This page incorporated content from Steve_Baker_(illusionist),
a page hosted on Wikipedia. Please consult the history of the original page to see a list of its authors. Therefor, this article is also available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License |
- official website
- ITN article
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Death Race Escape First Time on TV
- http://www.themagicdetective.com/2017/09/escape-artist-steve-baker-aka-mr-escape.html
- http://themrescape.blogspot.com/