Barer Family History & Genealogy

Stanley N Barer of Elkins Park, Montgomery County, PA was born on October 26, 1925, and died at age 84 years old on May 25, 2010.

Marshall Barer (born Marshall Louis Barer; 19 February 1923 in Astoria, Queens – 25 August 1998 in Santa Fe, New Mexico) was a lyricist, librettist, singer, songwriter and director. Barer began his career as a lyricist and songwriter in the late 1940s while working as a commercial artist/designer in New York. His most-heard song is the Mighty Mouse theme song. He began by writing special material for supper club artistes like Celeste Holm and Dwight Fiske and then graduated to writing "pop" songs with Alec Wilder for such stars as Harry Belafonte, Sarah Vaughan, and Nat King Cole. He was later hired by Golden Records, for whom he wrote over 100 songs. In 1951, he met Dean Fuller and they began collaborating on songs for the musical theatre, beginning with the revue Walk Tall in 1954. They also wrote special material for Bing Crosby and Sid Caesar. He had his greatest Broadway success came in 1959 with Once Upon a Mattress, for which he was lyricist and a book writer. Barer began his own cabaret act in the 1970s, playing in clubs in Los Angeles and New York, where he would often reinterpret the lyrics of his own songs. In 1972 he wrote 7 songs for Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers a low-budget movie starring Holly Woodlawn. Marshall died aged 75 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at his home, after living many years in Venice, California. Though a prolific writer, Marshall was largely unknown except to aficionados of "lost" musicals. Popular Marshall Barer songs River Run La Ronde (This Is Quite a Perfect Night) Scratch My Back Roller Coaster Blues Intoxication In a Little While Shy Normandy Very Soft Shoes Song of Love (I'm In Love With A Girl Named Fred) Christmas long Ago What'll I Do With All the Love I Was Savin' for You? Warm Winter On Such A Night As This Musicals/Stage Walk Tall (1954) New Faces of 1956 (1956) Ziegfeld Follies (1957 starring Beatrice Lillie) Once Upon a Mattress, with music by Mary Rodgers (1959) a comical rendering of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tale "The Princess and the Pea" Dancing on the Air (an adaptation of Shaw's The Devil's Disciple) with Dean Fuller Around the World in Eighty Days with music by Michel Legrand A Little Night Music (never produced)

Anne Barer of Studio City, Los Angeles County, CA was born on March 23, 1907, and died at age 96 years old on December 17, 2003.

Louis Barer of Reseda, Los Angeles County, California was born on October 23, 1882, and died at age 85 years old in March 1968.

Esther Barer of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington was born on March 8, 1908, and died at age 77 years old in October 1985.

Dorothy C Barer of Seattle, King County, WA was born on May 17, 1912, and died at age 95 years old on October 23, 2007.

Jean L Barer was born on November 5, 1935, and died at age 61 years old on January 6, 1997. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jean L Barer.

David Barer of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington was born on May 27, 1911, and died at age 74 years old in September 1985.

Israel Barer was born on September 24, 1905, and died at age 62 years old in November 1967. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Israel Barer.

Jacob Barer of Arizona was born on March 17, 1892, and died at age 72 years old in December 1964.

Phillip Barer was born on November 4, 1925, and died at age 65 years old on October 29, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Phillip Barer.

Joe Barer of Denver, Denver County, Colorado was born on October 18, 1896, and died at age 87 years old in September 1984.

Samuel Barer was born on April 27, 1915, and died at age 41 years old in December 1956. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Samuel Barer.

Dorothy H Barer of Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana was born on February 21, 1918, and died at age 90 years old on January 26, 2009.

Charles J Barer of Palm Springs, Riverside County, CA was born on November 5, 1918, and died at age 83 years old on December 6, 2001.

Adelaide P Barer of Iowa City, Johnson County, IA was born on August 31, 1897, and died at age 91 years old on October 3, 1988.

Anna Barer of Rocky Hill, Hartford County, CT was born on October 9, 1912, and died at age 89 years old on April 15, 2002.

Frank Barer of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida was born on December 18, 1889, and died at age 88 years old in August 1978.

Isak Barer of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York was born on October 9, 1906, and died at age 71 years old in September 1978.

Celia Barer of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida was born on May 15, 1884, and died at age 89 years old in May 1973.