Richard Berg (February 16, 1922 – September 1, 2009) was an American

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as well as a film and television producer. Among his credits is the 1985 miniseries ''

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'' and ''Wallenberg: A Hero's Story''.

Biography

Berg was born in New York City and raised in

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. After graduating from

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Epis ...

in 1942, Berg went west to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting or producing and found work as a dialogue coach for

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and other cowboy actors at

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. Berg died on September 1, 2009, after falling at his home in Los Angeles. He was 87.

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