Richard Baer (writer)

Richard Baer (April 28, 1928 – February 22, 2008) was an American writer and screenwriter. Baer wrote for more than 56 television shows, many of which were sitcoms, throughout his career, including The Munsters, Leave It to Beaver and Bewitched.

Richard Baer was born in New York City in 1928. He was the only child of Herbert and Ede Baer. He earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from Yale University and his master's degree in cinema from the University of Southern California.

Baer's maternal uncle was David Sarnoff, a broadcasting pioneer who headed the RCA company. Sarnoff is credited with beginning Baer's career and forming his interest in television. According to Baer's 2005 autobiography, Sarnoff called a vice president at NBC at 6 A.M. and ordered him to find Baer "a job by 9 o'clock" that same morning. The vice president obliged. Baer was hired in 1953 for his first job in television as an assistant for the William Bendix sitcom The Life of Riley, which aired on the NBC network. He later wrote several episodes for the show.

Baer wrote the script for the film Life Begins at 17 for Columbia Pictures in 1958.

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