Christmas cracker tradition of wearing festive hats is believed to date back to Roman times and the Saturnalia celebrations, which also involved decorative headgear. Christmas crackers are also associated with Knut's parties, held in Sweden at the end of the Christmas season. The "Oxford English Dictionary" records the use of "cracker bonbons" and the pulling of "crackers" from 1847. Tradition tells of how Tom Smith of London invented crackers in 1847. He created the crackers as a development of his bon-bon sweets, which he sold in a twist of paper (the origins of the traditional sweet-wrapper). As sales of bon-bons slumped, Smith
Tom Baker (American actor) portrayed by actor Michael Madsen in the Oliver Stone film "The Doors" (1991). He is portrayed by Bill Sage in the film about Valerie Solanas, "I Shot Andy Warhol" (1996). Author and singer Kinky Friedman dedicated his novel "Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola" to Baker, who had been his friend, and the plot of the book features Baker's wake. Tom Baker (American actor) Tom Baker (August 23, 1940 – September 2, 1982) was an American actor who starred in the Andy Warhol film "I, A Man" (1967). He was a close friend of Jim Morrison of The Doors. Baker was the