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Hylda Baker (4 February 1905 – 1 May 1986) was an English comedian, actress and music hall performer. Born and brought up in Farnworth, Lancashire, she is perhaps best remembered for her role as Nellie Pledge in the Granada ITV sitcom Nearest and Dearest (1968–1973) and for her role in the 1960 film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.
Hylda Baker (1905-1986) was a popular and controversial performer in variety, TV and film. She starred in Nearest and Dearest, Oliver! and Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, and had a hit novelty song with Arthur Mullard.
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- Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Epsom, Surrey, England, UK
Aug 9, 2020 · Learn about the toxic feud between the co-stars of Nearest And Dearest, a 1968 ITV sitcom about two squabbling siblings. Find out how their off-screen rivalry started, escalated and ended in a bitter way.
Aug 10, 1996 · Jean Fergusson, who plays Hylda Baker in a one-woman show, reveals the comedienne's rise and fall, her Alzheimer's disease and her estrangement from her family. Learn about Baker's career, her ambition, her relationships and her legacy in this article.
- The Herald Staff
Hylda Baker was a British comedienne and character actress who starred in TV sitcoms and films. She was known for her malapropisms, her mute stooge Cynthia, and her novelty hit with Arthur Mullard.
- February 4, 1905
- May 1, 1986
Nellie was played by comedian Hylda Baker, who was born and bred in Farnworth, eleven miles north of Manchester. Eli was played by Jimmy Jewel, a Yorkshire-born contemporary of Baker; he had made his name with Ben Warriss in the music hall (vaudeville) act Jewel and Warriss.
Official Channel Hylda Baker. Twitter @hylda_baker.
