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Arthur “Bugs” Baer

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Arthur “Bugs” Baer Famous memorial

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
17 May 1969 (aged 83)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 6, Private Alcove D, Niche 4
Memorial ID
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Journalist and Humorist. Born into a family of French origin, he graduated from "Artillery Officers School" in Louisville, Kentucky. He later began his career at the Washington Post as a sports journalist. His talents as cartoonist and humorist was soon regarded by the public for having designed the body of baseball players with the look of insects. In 1923, after working at the New York Journal-American, he began to work as a screenwriter and cartoonist. Baer wrote the screenplay for a film about George Herman "Babe" Ruth, and was co-author of numerous works.
Journalist and Humorist. Born into a family of French origin, he graduated from "Artillery Officers School" in Louisville, Kentucky. He later began his career at the Washington Post as a sports journalist. His talents as cartoonist and humorist was soon regarded by the public for having designed the body of baseball players with the look of insects. In 1923, after working at the New York Journal-American, he began to work as a screenwriter and cartoonist. Baer wrote the screenplay for a film about George Herman "Babe" Ruth, and was co-author of numerous works.

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  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47/arthur-baer: accessed ), memorial page for Arthur “Bugs” Baer (9 Jan 1886–17 May 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47, citing Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.