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Baker had other early film roles in ''[[Giant (1956 film)|Giant]]'' (1956) and the romantic comedy ''[[But Not for Me (film)|But Not for Me]]'' (1959). In 1961, she appeared in the controversial independent film ''[[Something Wild (1961 film)|Something Wild]]'', directed by her then husband [[Jack Garfein]], playing a traumatized rape victim. She went on to star in several critically acclaimed [[Western film|Westerns]] in the 1950s and 1960s such as ''[[The Big Country]]'' (1958), ''[[How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]]'' (1962), and ''[[Cheyenne Autumn]]'' (1964).

Baker attended Greensburg Salem High School in [[Greensburg, Pennsylvania]], where she was a debate team member and active in the marching band and school musicals.{{sfn|Baker|1983|p=23}} At 18, she moved with her family to [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], where she attended St. Petersburg Junior College (now [[St. Petersburg College]]).<ref name="glamour" /> After her first year in college, she began working as a [[magician's assistant]] on the [[vaudeville]] circuit<ref name="mitchell"/> and joined a [[dance company]], working as a professional dancer.<ref name="glamour" /> In 1949, Baker won the title of Miss Florida Fruits and Vegetables.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brennan |first=Patricia |title='Best Thing I've Had For Ages': 'baby Doll' Baker Is Catching 'fire' For ABC |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-01-03/entertainment/ca-2119_1_baby-doll-baker |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 3, 1987 |access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="irv">{{cite web |last=Slifkin |first=Irv |title=The Fabulous Baker: A Consideration of Carroll |url=http://www.moviefanfare.com/carroll-baker/ |work=MovieFanFare |date=May 3, 2015 |access-date=February 26, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226125337/http://www.moviefanfare.com/carroll-baker/ |archive-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> In 1951, Baker moved to New York City, where she rented a dirt-floor basement apartment in [[Queens, New York|Queens]]. She worked as a nightclub dancer and also had stints as a [[Chorus line|chorus girl]] in traveling vaudeville shows, which took her to [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], [[Detroit]], and New Jersey.{{sfn|Baker|1983|p=32}}

 

 

==Career==