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Name	Reginald Leslie Baker
Born	8 February, 1884 Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	2 December, 1953 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	swimmer (1897-1901) New South Wales, Australia Rugby Union player (1901-1904) New South Wales, Australia boxer (1902-1908) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1902-1906) Federal, Australia physical culturist (1905-1920) New South Wales, Australia rower (1905-1906) New South Wales, Australia journalist (1908-1910) New South Wales, Australia boxing promoter (1912-1917) New South Wales, Australia magazine/journal owner (1912-1914) New South Wales, Australia actor (film) (1918-1920) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate

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