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Joby Baker, Actor Known for 'Gidget,' Elvis Films and Disney Roles, Dies at 92

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Joby Baker, a familiar face in 1960s and '70s television and film, died June 22 at age 92 in Mount Kisco, New York. Known for roles in 'Gidget,' Elvis Presley films, Disney productions, and the 1967 sitcom 'Good Morning World' (co-starring Ronnie Schell, who died just 10 days before Baker), Baker had a prolific career spanning drama and light comedy. His death was announced to Deadline by his family.

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DeadlineJoby Baker, Actor Known for 'Gidget,' Elvis Films and Disney Roles, Dies at 92deadline.com

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His death, announced to Deadline by his family, came just 10 days after that of Ronnie Schell, Baker's co-star in the short-lived but fondly remembered 1967 sitcom Good Morning World.
The CBS single-season comedy featured Baker and Schell as a morning drive radio disc jockey duo and best friends though of differing temperaments.
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Joby Baker, whose presence on television and in film throughout the 1960s and '70s made him one of the era's more familiar faces, died June 22 at 92.

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