Dale Baer
Dale Baer | |
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Born | Annie Award , 2001 | June 15, 1950
Dale L. Baer (June 15, 1950 – January 15, 2021) was an American character animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios and The Baer Animation Company. He was supervising animator of many characters.[1]
Biography
Baer had over 40 years of experience in the animation industry. He also had 27 years in the commercial field. Baer's studio specialized in traditional and
Nine Old Men: Eric Larson, John Lounsbery, Milt Kahl, Wolfgang Reitherman, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.[2]
Baer taught as part of the Character Animation program faculty of
CalArts School of Film/Video.[3]
His last-known animation work was for The Bob's Burgers Movie.[4]
Baer died of complications from
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at Irvine Medical Center in Irvine, California.[5]
Awards
Below is a list of awards Baer has won.
- 2001 -
- 2016 - Winsor McCay Award – in recognition of career contributions to the art of animation.[7]
Filmography
Year | Title | Credits | Characters |
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1972 | Journey Back to Oz | Layout Artist | |
1973 | Robin Hood | Character Animator | |
1974 | Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (Short) | Animator | |
1977 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | ||
The Rescuers | Character Animator | Bernard and Miss Bianca | |
1978 | The Lord of the Rings | Layout Artist / Key Animator | |
1980 | Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) | Animator | |
1983 | Mickey's Christmas Carol | ||
1985 | The Black Cauldron | ||
1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Animator (uncredited) | |
1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Chief Executive and Supervising Animator: Additional Animation | |
1989 | Tummy Trouble |
Animator | |
1990 | The Prince and the Pauper | Animation Director/Second Unit Director | |
1991 | Rover Dangerfield | Supervisor: The Baer Animation Company | |
1992 | Tom and Jerry: The Movie | Animation Director: The Baer Animation Company | |
1993 | Last Action Hero | Animation Designer/Animator (uncredited) | |
1994 | The Lion King | Animator | Adult Simba |
1998 | Quest for Camelot | Animator: United States | |
1999 | Tarzan | Additional Animation | |
The King and I | Storyboard Artist | ||
2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Supervising Animator | Yzma |
2002 | Treasure Planet | Animator | Doctor Doppler |
2004 | Home on the Range | Supervising Animator | Alameda Slim, Junior |
2005 | Chicken Little | Animator | |
2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Supervising Animator | Wilbur Robinson |
2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Animator | Ray, Frog Hunters |
2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Supervising Animator | Owl |
The Ballad of Nessie | |||
2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Additional Visual Development | |
2013 | Frozen | ||
Get a Horse! | Animator | ||
2016 | Zootopia | Additional Visual Development | |
Moana | |||
2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Character Layout and Animation | |
2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | Animator (posthumous release) |
References
- ^ "Dale Baer". disney.go.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Dale Baer Animation". Dale Maer. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ "Dale Baer". Filmvideo.calarts.edu. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Amidi, Amid (16 January 2021). "Disney Great Dale Baer, An Animator For Five Decades, Has Died At 70". CartoonBrew.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Sarto, Dan (January 19, 2021). "Acclaimed Disney Animater Dale Baer Dies at 70". Animation World Network. AWN, Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Shrek Wins Big At 2001 Annie Awards". Awn.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "48th Annual Annie Awards". Annieawards.org. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
External links
- Dale Baer at IMDb