Richard Baer Dies
Emmy-nommed writer Richard Baer, who wrote for TV shows including “Leave It To Beaver,” “Bewitched,” “The Munsters,” “Barney Miller” and “MASH,” died Feb. 22 in Santa Monica, Calif. after suffering a heart attack in January. He was 79.
Born in New York, Baer graduated Yale and USC. He began his TV career on “The Life of Riley,” starting as an assistant and then writing several episodes. In 1958, he wrote the film “Life Begins at 17″ for Columbia Pictures.
In 1960, he started working on the skein “Hennessey” starring Jackie Cooper, winning an Emmy nomination and writing 38 episodes.
Over the next 25 years, he wrote for more than 56 shows, including “F Troop,” “Petticoat Junction” and “The Andy Griffith Show.” Baer wrote 23 episodes of “Bewitched” and 10 for “That Girl.”
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Baer is survived by his wife Diane Asselin Baer, a producer; sons Josh and Matthew, a film producer; daughter Judy and three grandchildren.
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