Baer, Bugs
(1886–1969)
BAER, BUGS. Broadway columnist and celebrated wit; b. Arthur Baer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 9, 1886; d. Stamford, Connecticut, May 17, 1969. Arthur “Bugs” Baer was one of Broadway’s most colorful characters and greatest humorists. Widely respected for his wit, Baer was a professional columnist who covered the Times Square scene and America at large. Baer’s mother had 14 children, of whom Baer was the seventh. Like many of his contemporaries, he was forced to leave school before…