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Richard Bare
Director
"...The best time of my life, I think creatively, was doing short [films] for ten years at the same time I did features. Then when television came in for Warner Brothers that's what I did. I was able to do everything concurrently and it was fun."
About This Interview
In his two-and-a-half-hour Archive interview, Richard L. Bare (1913-2015) talks about his early interests in photography and amateur movie-making. He briefly describes his work in a combat photography unit during Word War II. He discusses his transition to making short films for Warner Bros., starting with "So You Want to Give Up Smoking," which led to a series of "So You…" titles. He talks about his entrance into television at Warner Bros. and speaks of Jack Warner's feelings about the new medium. Bare talks about Warner Bros. head of television, Bill Orr and his association with him, details one of the studio's biggest hits, the western series Cheyenne, and speaks of working with James Garner (who he had discovered during his Cheyenne years) in the series that made Garner a star, the western-comedy Maverick. Bare describes his work on other series such as The Twilight Zone (and the episodes "Third From the Sun," "Nick of Time," and "To Serve Man") and the pilot of 77 Sunset Strip (originally intended as a feature film). He recalls his work on the rural comedies Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. Finally, Bare talks about his later work including the feature film "Wicked Wicked," filmed in the Duo-vision split-screen process. Karen Herman conducted the interview on January 30, 2003 in Newport Beach, CA.
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Highlights
Richard L. Bare on directing "Arnold the pig" on Green Acres
Clip begins at: 26:08, Duration: 01m 35sRichard L. Bare on discovering and directing James Garner in Cheyenne
Clip begins at: 25:52, Duration: 03m 07sRichard L. Bare on directing Petticoat Junction and shooting episodes in color
Clip begins at: 15:00, Duration: 04m 29sRichard L. Bare on making the movie Wicked, Wicked at MGM
Clip begins at: 17:20, Duration: 06m 37sRichard L. Bare on the addition of the character, "Bart Maverick" on the TV show Maverick
Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 02m 10s
Interview
- Part 1
- On his childhood and early influences; on amateur films he made and working as a combat cameraman during WWII; on making 60 short films and feature films for Warner Bros.
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On the atmosphere working at Warner Bros.; on directing the TV show Cheyenne; on discovering and directing James Garner in Cheyenne
Clip begins at: 16:13 - Part 2
- On working with Bill Orr on Cheyenne; on the production process for TV shows; on short films he made; on the first made-for-TV movie and the beginning of residual payments
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On directing Maverick; on working with James Garner on the show
Clip begins at: 19:41 - Part 3
- On directing Maverick and the addition of the character, "Bart Maverick;" on directing 77 Sunset Strip; on directing episodes of The Twilight Zone; on directing Nick of Time; on directing To Serve Man
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On directing Petticoat Junction; on directing Green Acres and working with the cast of the show, including "Arnold the pig"
Clip begins at: 15:00 - Part 4
- On "Arnold the pig's" trainer, Frank Inn on Green Acres; on the tone and comedic elements of the show; on the editing of Green Acres; on the cancellation of the show and memories of the Green Acres TV movie
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On making the movie Wicked, Wicked at MGM; on his then-current projects; on what influences his style of directing
Clip begins at: 16:47 - Part 5
- On then-current projects; on his proudest career achievement and his three Academy Award nominations; on advice he would give to aspiring directors
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On B-roll footage of films and TV shows he worked on throughout his career
Clip begins at: 07:25
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