- New York Mayor Jimmy Walker was among the pallbearers at his first wife's funeral.
- Comedian Milton Berle once confessed that whenever he needed new material he would invite Baer to spend a couple of hours with him at Toots Shor's.
- Originally a cartoonist, Baer got his nickname from a baseball-bodied insect he drew called "Bugs".
- American humorist, his syndicated column "One Word Led to Another" was enjoyed by an estimated 15 million readers daily.
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