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Bradley Barker

Bradley Barker (January 18, 1883 – September 29, 1951) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He also created sound effects for film and radio.

Born in Long Island, New York, Barker was a vaudeville performer and an actor in stock theater. He appeared in 70 films between 1915 and 1928. He also directed seven films between 1929 and 1930.

After he worked as an actor, Barker began creating sound effects for radio programs and films. He provided the sound of the MGM lion on screen before the studio began using a recording of a real lion and provided sounds of a variety of animals on radio. Radio programs on which he worked included Let's Pretend and Little Orphan Annie.: 303 

On September 29, 1951, Barker died at his home in New York City at age 68.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 18, 1883 (Long Island), Died September 29, 1951 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, vocalist, choral director, whistling

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MVE-45280 16-in. 6/16/1928 Warming up : Prelude Motion Picture Orchestra Orchestra, with voices and male vocal solo speaker  
Victor MVE-45281 16-in. 6/17/1928 Warming up Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo and voices (takes 1 and 2); with trombone solo and voices (take 3) speaker  
Victor MVE-46206 16-in. 6/28/1928 The song of the builder Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Recitation, with orchestra speaker  
Victor MVE-46236 16-in. 7/10/1928 White shadows in the south seas Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor MVE-46237 16-in. 7/11/1928 White shadows in the south seas Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor MVE-46247 16-in. 7/16/1928 The patriot Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus speaker  
Victor MVE-46248 16-in. 7/17/1928 The patriot Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus speaker  
Victor MVE-46250 16-in. 7/17/1928 The patriot Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo (takes 3A-4A) vocalist  
Victor MVE-46253 16-in. 7/18/1928 The patriot Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus speaker  
Victor MVE-46254 16-in. 7/19/1928 The patriot Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra speaker  
Victor MVE-46256 16-in. 7/21/1928 The patriot Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra speaker  
Victor MVE-46257 16-in. 7/21/1928 The patriot Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus speaker  
Victor MVE-46263 16-in. 7/20/1928 Lilac time Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed chorus vocalist  
Victor MVE-46264 16-in. 7/21/1928 Lilac time Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio speaker  
Victor MVE-46266 16-in. 7/22/1928 Lilac time Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo speaker  
Victor MVE-46267 16-in. 7/22/1928 Lilac time Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor MVE-46268 16-in. 7/22/1928 Lilac time Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus (takes 2-3A) vocalist  
Victor MVE-46269 16-in. 7/24/1928 Lilac time Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor MVE-46270 16-in. 7/25/1928 Lilac time Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor MVE-46272 16-in. 7/26/1928 Lilac time Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor MVE-46273 16-in. 7/26/1928 Lilac time Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with female-male vocal duet (takes 1, 1A, 3, and 3A); with female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus (takes 4-5A); orchestra only (takes 6-7A) vocalist  
Victor MVE-46274 16-in. 7/23/1928 Lilac time : Prologue Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture prologue : Orchestra, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor MVE-46288 16-in. 7/30/1928 The sawdust paradise : Overture Motion Picture Orchestra Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus, female vocal solo, and whistling vocalist  
Victor MVE-46289 16-in. 7/27/1928 The sawdust paradise Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus and soloists vocalist  
Victor MVE-46290 16-in. 7/28/1928 The sawdust paradise Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor MVE-46291 16-in. 7/28/1928 The sawdust paradise Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus and female vocal solo vocalist  
Victor MVE-46292 16-in. 7/28/1928 The sawdust paradise Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor MVE-46293 16-in. 7/30/1928 The sawdust paradise Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus and soloists vocalist  
Victor MVE-46294 16-in. 7/30/1928 The sawdust paradise Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus, female vocal solo, and whistling vocalist  
Victor MVE-46295 16-in. 7/30/1928 The sawdust paradise Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor MVE-46298 16-in. 7/30/1928 The sawdust paradise Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor MVE-46724 16-in. 8/6/1928 Excess baggage Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus choral director  
Victor MVE-46725 16-in. 8/6/1928 Excess baggage Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus choral director  
Victor MVE-46726 16-in. 8/6/1928 Excess baggage Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus (take 1A); with whistling (takes 2A-3A) vocalist, whistling, choral director  
Victor MVE-46727 16-in. 8/7/1928 Excess baggage Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus choral director  
Victor MVE-46729 16-in. 8/8/1928 Excess baggage Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra choral director  
Victor MVE-46730 16-in. 8/8/1928 Excess baggage Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra choral director  
Victor MVE-46734 16-in. 8/9/1928 The ol' gray hoss Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus choral director  
Victor MVE-46753 16-in. 8/10/1928 The ol' gray hoss Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus choral director  
Victor MVE-46754 16-in. 8/10/1928 School begins Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus choral director  
Victor MVE-46755 16-in. 8/10/1928 School begins Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus choral director  
Victor MVE-47420 16-in. 9/4/1928 The wind Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with speech speaker  
Victor MVE-47612 16-in. 10/1/1928 Revenge Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo and guitar speaker  
Victor MVE-47616 16-in. 10/4/1928 Revenge Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with vocal chorus choral director  
Victor MVE-47618 16-in. 10/4/1928 Revenge Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with vocal chorus choral director  
Victor MVE-47620 16-in. 10/8/1928 Revenge Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talk and shouting speaker  
Victor MVE-47621 16-in. 10/11/1928 Submarine Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mumbling speaker  
Victor MVE-47622 16-in. 10/12/1928 Submarine (Talking version) Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talk speaker  
Victor MVE-47625 16-in. 10/5/1928 The spanking age Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talk and shouting vocalist  
Victor MVE-47626 16-in. 10/5/1928 The spanking age Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with voices and animal imitations speaker  
Victor MVE-47631 16-in. 10/8/1928 Submarine (Talking version) Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talk and female-male vocal duet speaker  
Victor MVE-47635 16-in. 10/10/1928 Submarine (Talking version) Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talk speaker  
Victor MVE-47637 16-in. 10/11/1928 Submarine (Talking version) Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talk and mumbling speaker  
Victor MVE-47639 16-in. 10/12/1928 Submarine (Talking version) Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talk speaker  
Victor MVE-47640 16-in. 10/11/1928 Submarine Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mumbling speaker  
Victor MVE-47641 16-in. 10/12/1928 Submarine (Talking version) Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talking speaker  
Victor MVE-47692 16-in. 10/22/1928 Show girl : Trailer Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talk, female vocal solo, and female vocal chorus speaker  
Victor MVE-47699 16-in. 10/25/1928 The booster Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talk and clapping speaker  
Victor MVE-48000 16-in. 10/25/1928 The booster Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mumbling and laughing speaker  
Victor MVE-48001 16-in. 10/26/1928 We faw down Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with laughing speaker  
Victor MVE-48002 16-in. 10/26/1928 We faw down Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with laughing speaker  
Victor BVE-58142 10-in. 12/30/1929 Cat imitations Bradley Barker Animal imitations speaker  
Victor BVE-Test-49 10-in. 7/10/1928 Animal imitations, part 1 Bradley Barker Animal imitations speaker  
Victor BVE-Test-201 10-in. 7/10/1928 Animal imitations, part 2 Bradley Barker Animal imitations speaker  
Victor BVE-Test-202 10-in. 7/10/1928 Animal imitations, part 3 Bradley Barker Animal imitations and sound effects speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barker, Bradley," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104925.

Barker, Bradley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104925.

"Barker, Bradley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104925

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bradley Barker

IMDb: Bradley Barker

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Barker, Bradley, 1883-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85138470

Wikidata: Bradley Barker - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4954870

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64268908

ISNI: 0000 0000 2956 7060 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000029567060

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