In 1950, my mother, Ellen Baker, who has died aged 98, was in the cast of Treasure Hunt, a comedy directed by John Gielgud and starring Sybil Thorndike at the Apollo theatre in London.
Standing at the stage door one night, Ellen spotted, and was instantly drawn to, a young Welsh actor, Stanley Baker. He had turned up with his friend, Richard Burton, to see the play. The attraction was instant and she and Stanley were married at St George’s, Hanover Square, less than four months after their first meeting.
