Richard L. Bare, ‘Green Acres’ Director, Dies at 101

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Richard L. Bare who wrote and directed hundreds of episodes of classic TV shows including “Green Acres” and “Twilight Zone,” died March 28 in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 101.

Most episodes of TV series “Green Acres” were directed by Bare, who also directed episodes of “Maverick” — he’s credited with the discovery of James Garner. Bare also directed the “Twilight Zone” episode titled “To Serve Man,” one of the series’ most famous installments. He directed the pilot of “77 Sunset Strip” as well as episodes of “Route 66,” “Maverick,” “Petticoat Junction” and “Nanny and the Professor,” as well as dozens of other series.

Born in Modesto, Calif., Bare was a film enthusiast from an early age, even building a small theater in his home as a young man. Bare graduated from USC film school, where he would later teach.

Bare began his career in the 1940s at Warner Bros., where he was contracted to write and direct a collection of short films about character Joe McDoakes, with titles such as “So You Want to Be a Detective” and “So You’re Going to Be a Father.”

Out of the director’s chair, Bare channeled his Hollywood experiences into a guide to directing, authoring the book “The Film Director.”

http://variety.com/2015/tv/obituaries-people-news/richard-l-bare-green-acres-director-dies-dead-1201470533/

[shenmue]

1. Rest in peace

[Sanity Claws]

2. What a good long life

That is a wonderful photo. I hope it means he had a good fun life.

[mainstreetonce]

3. It was a funny show

How nice to have grown up when families could all watch the same shows.

RIP. Mr Bare

[yallerdawg]

4. "Green Acres" Director

Discovered James Garner, directed "Route 66" episode, "To Serve Man" and other classic Twilight Zone episodes. Mr. Bare did it all! And "Green Acres" (which I could only watch if I was stoned out of my gourd - so I saw a few episodes).

Rest in peace, Mr. Bare.

Mr. Bare began directing “Green Acres,” which starred Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a sophisticated Manhattan couple who move to a farm, in 1965. He said in 2003 that he took over for Ralph Levy, who was credited as director of the first two episodes, because Mr. Levy was using “strange camera angles” and trying to coax “magnificent performances” from Mr. Albert and Ms. Gabor instead of completing the show.

“Making ‘Green Acres’ art!” he scoffed. “Can you imagine ‘Green Acres’ being art?”

While shooting “Green Acres,” Mr. Bare had to manage not just his two sometimes temperamental stars but also a prominent member of the supporting cast: a pig named Arnold.

“He was a little bit troublesome,” Mr. Bare said. “He’s what I called a ‘Method pig.’ ”

By his account, Mr. Bare rose to the challenge.

“For a long time I was the best pig director in Hollywood,” he once said. “There was nobody that could direct a pig like I could.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/13/arts/richard-l-bare-director-of-green-acres-dies-at-101.html

[joeybee12]

6. Sounds like he had a great sense of humor...Method Pig!

He had a good, long life.

[narnian60]

5. Remarkable man.