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Art Baer

Art Baer

American producer and screenwriter


Art Baer (September 17, 1925 – September 17, 2006) was an American producer and screenwriter. He is known for producing and writing for the American romantic comedy drama The Love Boat, with his partner, Ben Joelson.

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Life and career

Baer was born in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.[1] He attended New York University.

Baer began his career as a writer for the radio program The Robert Q. Lewis Show[2] during which he met his partner, Ben Joelson.[1]

With Joelson, he produced and wrote for television programs including The Odd Couple, The Andy Griffith Show and its spin-off Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Jeffersons, Good Times, The Partridge Family, Chico and the Man, Happy Days, The Carol Burnett Show, Get Smart, The Dick Van Dyke Show and Car 54, Where Are You?.[1][3][4]

In 1972, Baer won an Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music.[5] He retired his career, in 1997, last writing for the television series Wings on the episode, titled, "Hosed".[6]

Baer died in September 2006 of cancer, on his 81st birthday in Los Angeles, California.[7][8]


References

  1. Variety Staff (September 19, 2006). "Art Baer". Variety. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. Grams, Martin Jr. (August 16, 2015). "Car 54, Where Are You?". BearManor Media. p. 28 via Google Books.
  3. Lentz, Harris (April 24, 2007). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006. McFarland. pp. 16–17. ISBN 9780786429332 via Google Books.
  4. Royce, Brenda (December 10, 2013). Hogan's Heroes: Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 54. ISBN 978-1466859579 via Google Books.
  5. "Art Baer". Television Academy. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

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