Death
Baker died of a drug overdose in 1982 on the Lower East Side in New York City, in a seedy junk-house for heroin addicts. His death caused confusion in the media. British actor Tom Baker was more well-known at the time, due to his portrayal of the Doctor on the BBC programme Doctor Who, and was also a heavy drinker. Some publications mistakenly reported that the British actor had died.
In Sunset People, the documentary about Hollywood directed by Jana Boková, two actors sitting in Schwab's Pharmacy discuss the news of Baker's death.
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