Word Baker was born on March 21, 1923 in Honey Grove, Texas, USA. He was a director, known for Play of the Week (1959) and Camera Three (1955). He died on October 31, 1995 in Paris, Texas, USA.
He was awarded the 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Musical for "I"m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road", at the Travel Light Productions in Chicago, Illinois.