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Baer began his career in journalism as an artist with the Philadelphia Public Ledger and later worked for other papers before working as a sports journalist for the Washington Times, where he drew cartoons of a "baseball-bodied insect" named "Bugs." [1] Baer was thereafter known as "Bugs," insisting upon being referred to by this nickname. [1]
Ruth stars in the film, playing himself, but the details of his life are completely fictionalized. In the film, Ruth comes from a small country town and has a loving home life, but in real life, he grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and spent most of his childhood in a reformatory. [5]
McCay was expected to report daily to the American building, where he shared a ninth-floor office with humorist Arthur "Bugs" Baer and sports cartoonist Joe McGurk. [82] There, he illustrated editorials by Arthur Brisbane, who often sent back McCay's drawings with instructions for changes. [83]
Guests included Lionel Atwill, Arthur "Bugs" Baer, Belle Baker, Eddie Cantor, Pablo Casals, Irvin S. Cobb, Richard Dix, Emma Dunn, Lew Fields, the Fonzaley String Quartet and Laurette Taylor. Directed by Paul Stacey and Douglas Coulter, the show featured an orchestra conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret.
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1886: birth of Arthur "Bugs" Baer, American cartoonist known as ghostwriter of Mutt and Jeff 1901: birth of Chic Young , American comic strip creator best known for Blondie 1908: death of Wilhelm Busch , German artist and pioneer of picture stories, creator of Max and Moritz
Arthur "Bugs" Baer (1886–1969), American journalist and humorist; Buddy Baer (1915–1986), American boxer; Byron Baer (1929–2007), American politician; Carl Baer (1918–1996), American basketball player; Clara Gregory Baer (1863–1938), American inventor of netball, Newcomb ball and author of first rules of women's basketball
Bugs is a nickname for: Arthur "Bugs" Baer (1886–1969), American journalist; Bugs Bennett (1892–1957), Major League Baseball pitcher; Bugs Bunny, a Warner Brothers cartoon character; Bob Bugden (1936–2023), Australian former professional rugby league footballer