thumb|right | samm s. baker in 1969 samm sinclair baker (born in paterson, new jersey, july 29, 1909 &ndash; march 5, 1997) was the author/coauthor of many how-to and self-help books, most notably the complete scarsdale medical diet which he coauthored with dr. herman tarnower. the complete scarsdale medical diet followed the bestselling successes the doctor's quick weight loss diet with dr. irwin maxwell stillman he was one of the original founders of stern's nurseries, developers of miracle-gro, and authored several books on gardening. baker died in new york in 1997.  ==references==  ==external links== *samm s. baker official web page maintained by his estate   
1909_births 1997_deaths American_health_and_wellness_writers American_self-help_writers Diet_and_food_fad_creators People_from_Paterson,_New_Jersey Writers_from_New_Jersey