Paul Baker

David Paul Baker (born 5 January 1963 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is an English former professional footballer.

Playing career

A centre-forward, Baker was a member of the famous Wallsend Boys Club as a youngster, and was subsequently spotted playing for Bishop Auckland, turning professional with Southampton in June 1984 at a cost of £4,000 to the south coast side. He failed to break into the first-team at Southampton, moving on a free transfer to Carlisle United on 2 July 1985. On 31 July 1987, after 71 league appearances (11 goals) for Carlisle, Baker moved to Hartlepool United, again on a free transfer, where he played 197 games (scoring 67 goals) and was a vital part of the squad that achieved promotion in 1990/1, forming a partnership with Joe Allon.

Baker moved north of the border to join Motherwell in August 1992 for £77,500. After only 9 games at Motherwell, he moved on to Gillingham on 7 January 1993 for a fee of £40,000. During his time at Priestfield he scored one of the goals in a 2–0 win over Halifax Town which secured the club's League status on the last day of the season. An overall tally of 16 goals in 62 games for the Kent side prompted York City to take him back north, this time for a fee of £15,000 in October 1994. Baker was on the bench for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in 1995, where he was eventually brought on, lasting a mere seven minutes before being sent off for a second bookable offence. After 48 games (18 goals) for the Bootham Crescent side, he moved to Torquay United on 19 January 1996 for a fee of £25,000. Whilst he had settled in on the playing side, he wanted a move to the north of England and after almost joining Rochdale, who couldn't meet his wage demands, he moved to Scunthorpe United on 3 October 1996 for £15,000. He had made 30 league appearances, scoring 8 goals.

Paul Baker (teacher)

Dr. Paul Baker (1911 – October 25, 2009) was an American actor, professor, director, and author.

Biography

Paul Baker, the youngest of five children, was born in 1911 in Hereford, Texas to Retta Chapman Baker and William Morgan Baker. The family moved from Hereford to Waxahachie, Texas, when Baker was eight years old. Baker followed in the footsteps of his four siblings and attended Trinity University (then located in Waxahachie, Texas), where he received a degree in drama in 1932. He then went on to continue his studies at Yale University. Baker left Yale, his Master’s degree unfinished, in 1934, and spent that summer studying theater in England before beginning his teaching career at Baylor University that fall. In 1936, Baker met Sallie Kathryn "Kitty" Cardwell, a math professor and artist. Three months after they met, on December 21, 1936, they were married. In 1936, Baker continued his travels in England, Germany, Russia, and Japan, studying theater design and production, and in 1939, he received a Master’s degree from Yale University, thanks to a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship.

Paul Baker (disambiguation)

Paul Baker is a former English footballer.

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Paul Baker (actor)

Paul Baker (b. April 26) is an Olivier Award winning British musical theatre star. He is remarked as one of the stage's most versatile performers based from his performances. He is best remembered for his roles in Taboo, for which he won his Olivier Award, and the 2000 West End Mega-flop Napoleon in the title role. He is featured on the cast recordings of these two musicals.

He won Best Supporting Actor in a Musical in the 2003 Olivier Awards for playing the character Philip Salon in the musical Taboo.

Baker last appeared in the concert version of A Tale of Two Cities as the evil Marquis St. Evermonde in Brighton, England. He can be seen in the DVD release of the concert.

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