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.
[1][2] Baer's maternal uncle was David Sarnoff, a broadcasting pioneer who headed the RCA company.
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.
His writing credits included the 1972 ABC comedic television movie Playmates, which starred Alan Alda and Doug McClure as divorced single fathers.
[1] The Los Angeles Times called Playmates "spiced with biting wit" in its review of the movie.
[2] Mixed Emotions was later performed in theaters worldwide, including Eastern Europe and Australia.
[1] Richard Baer died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, on February 22, 2008, at the age of 79.