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Baron's best-known Hollywood script assignment has been for See Spot Run, a Warner Brothers produc- tion about a dog witnessing a crime. He says it's about the only family film in his credits. Another project was the MGM release Queen of the NFL, a sequel to The Birdcage. Baron traveled to Michigan this summer to seek investors and visit family. His parents are longtime Oak Park residents Evelyn Baron, a social worker, and Eugene Baron, an optom- etrist. His brothers Anthony and Eric are area doctors, while brother Jeff is a designer and builder in Seattle. The writer-director was accompa- nied by his wife, Monique Caulfield, producer of Basmati Blues. With this project, she is getting a firsthand ini- tiation into filmmaking after years of working in the field of environment- friendly building. "I started experimenting with film when I attended Ferndale High School and watched movies at the Detroit Institute of Arts:' says Baron, whose religious education was at the Jewish Parents Institute and who later spent time on an Israeli kibbutz. "When I was at the University of Michigan, I began a theater group. "After graduation, I went on to take film classes at New York University on the advice of a professor. I wrote a funny film and got work with a studio before leaving NYU. "My film was picked to be shown in Los Angeles, and I pitched an idea to Paramount. I was hired to write Fat Chance, which is about two overweight cat burglars who are very incompetent." Baron, who earned money as a pro- fessional blackjack player in his early California years, has written scripts reflecting his imagination and has worked on some scripts furthering the imagination of others. Trips back to Michigan have allowed him time to teach his craft as a guest lecturer in Ann Arbor. A producer involved with a writing assignment in California introduced Baron to Bollywood cinema and the creative possibilities it offers. "I watched a bunch of films made in India and thought they showed a fun style," Baron says. "Jeff, Danny and I kicked around different ideas, and a couple of them came together." With the three writers in distant locales, they collaborate over the Internet. The writing trio developed the storyline during a meeting in Ann Arbor. As Baron looks for dancers to appear in his musical, he may contact Indian-based dance specialist Sharon Lowen (see related story). Although he does not know Lowen personally, the writer-director learned about her achievements during his recent visit to the Metro Detroit area. "My sense of humor can be self- deprecating," says Baron, who contin- ues to come up with possible script ideas. "I think that's part of Jewish humor." 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