- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard Leland Bare
- Nickname
- Dick
- Richard L. Bare was born on August 12, 1913 in Turlock, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Islanders (1960), 77 Sunset Strip (1958) and I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew (1969). He was married to Gloria Jean Bailey, Jeanne Evans, Julie Van Zandt, Phyllis Coates, Virginia Carpenter and Barbara Joyce. He died on March 28, 2015 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
- SpousesGloria Jean Bailey(March 14, 1968 - February 1, 2012) (her death)Jeanne Evans(November 22, 1958 - February 8, 1965) (divorced)Julie Van Zandt(1951 - January 24, 1957) (divorced, 2 children)Phyllis Coates(March 28, 1948 - January 11, 1949) (divorced)Virginia Carpenter(August 9, 1941 - 1946) (divorced)Barbara Joyce(1937 - 1939) (divorced)
- Held the record for directing the most successive number of television shows--168 episodes of Green Acres (1965).
- Built a theater in the attic of the large family home he grew up in located at 101 Magnolia Ave., Modesto, CA, complete with stage and camera room. He visited his former home in the 1980s while in town for a Modesto High School reunion. He was surprised to find the stage lights working and some of his old props lying around. The Bare family home was acquired by A.N. Lovvorn in the 1930s and remained in his family until 2013. Some of Bare's props were left in the theater at the time of sale.
- Was the author of the 1971 book "The Film Director" (MacMillan Company), which became the classic "nuts and bolts" text on that profession. In the spirit of low budgets, Collier Books issued a soft-cover edition in 1973 with a price of only $2.95. A second edition was published in 2000.
- On 11/17/07 announced that he had acquired the rights to remake Green Acres (1965) for TV from the widow of creator Jay Sommers, and had already finished the pilot script with William Justice Forbes.
- Son of a successful California grape farmer.
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