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Bryer was best known for directing As the World Turns.
He worked on 'As the World Turns' and 'The Edge of Night' and on TV spots featuring Joan Collins, Richard Burton and Susan Anton.
Maximilian B. Bryer, who directed episodes of the soap operas As the World Turns and The Edge of Night, died June 16 at his home in Las Vegas, his family announced. He was 98.
A onetime vice president at advertising agency Benton & Bowles, where he oversaw West Coast television production, Bryer also directed and produced commercials for such products as Charmin (featuring the character Mr. Whipple), Pampers and Canada Dry and other spots featuring the likes of Red Skelton, Angie Dickinson, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Richard Burton and Joan Collins.
Bryer was best known for directing As the World Turns.