Biography
Richard L. Bare was an American director, producer and screenwriter of films, television series and short films. Born in Turlock, California, in 1913, he attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
He wrote and directed the Joe McDoakes series of comedy short films for Warner Bros. between 1942 and 1956. Bare directed seven episodes of the series The Twilight Zone (1959), including "To Serve Man", and nearly every episode of Green Acres (1965). His other television credits include episodes of Maverick (1957), Petticoat Junction (1963) and Lassie (1954). He also directed the feature films Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) and Wicked, Wicked (1973).
Bare wrote the textbook The Film Director (1971) and the memoir Confessions of a Hollywood Director.
