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Richard Bak

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Richard Bak was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. The son of an autoworker, Bak worked on the assembly line at Chrysler and Ford before becoming a writer. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, where he studied history and was editor of the school's literary magazine. As a journalist and an author, his published works generally reflect his regional Midwestern roots.
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      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Stranded at the Corner (2006)
    Stranded at the Corner
    • Producer
    • 2006
    Let's Have Some Church Detroit Style (2015)
    Let's Have Some Church Detroit Style
    • Producer
    • 2015
    Made by Immigrants (2022)
    Made by Immigrants
    • Producer(as Rick Bak)
    • 2022
    Michigan & Trumbull (1999)
    Michigan & Trumbull
    • Writer
    • 1999

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    Producer



    • Made by Immigrants (2022)
      Made by Immigrants
      • executive producer (as Rick Bak)
      • 2022
    • Let's Have Some Church Detroit Style (2015)
      Let's Have Some Church Detroit Style
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Who Stole the Ruby Slippers? (2015)
      Who Stole the Ruby Slippers?
      7.4
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2015
    • Stranded at the Corner (2006)
      Stranded at the Corner
      • producer
      • 2006

    Writer



    • Stranded at the Corner (2006)
      Stranded at the Corner
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Michigan & Trumbull (1999)
      Michigan & Trumbull
      • Writer
      • 1999

    Additional Crew



    • The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
      The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
      7.6
      • production assistant
      • 1998
    • Lance Henriksen and Rob Morrow in The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998)
      The Day Lincoln Was Shot
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • author: movie companion book
      • 1998

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    • Alternative name
      • Rick Bak
    • Other works
      (1991-present) Author of 25+ nonfiction books, including "When Lions Were Kings" (2020), "The Big Jump" (2011), "Detroitland" (2011), "Boneyards" (2010), "Peach" (2005), "A Distant Thunder" (2004), "Henry and Edsel" (2003), and "Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope" (1996).

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      While serving in the Marine Corps, Bak appeared as a contestant on an episode of "Truth or Consequences," but in that pre-VCR era he never got the chance to watch himself bantering with host Bob Barker on national TV. On the day the show was taped in 1973 he was in transit at Camp Pendleton; by the time the episode aired he was overseas.

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