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Steve Baker
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
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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/