Dale Baer

American animator (1950–2021)

Dale Baer

Born| (1950-06-15)June 15, 1950

Denver, Colorado, US

Died| January 15, 2021(2021-01-15) (aged 70)

Irvine, California, US

Occupation| Animator
Years active| 1970–2021
Awards|

* Winsor McCay Award, 2016
* Annie Award, 2001

Dale L. Baer (June 15, 1950 – January 15, 2021) was an American character animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios and The Baer Animation Company.[1] He was supervising animator of many characters.[2]

## Biography

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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 digital animation which is used in feature animation and commercials. Baer collaborated with top industries to produce high quality animated productions. He joined The Walt Disney Company in 1970 as the second member of the new training program; Ted Kierscey, who later became an effects animator, got there ahead of him. Mr. Baer earned the respect of animators from the Nine Old Men: Eric Larson, John Lounsbery, Milt Kahl, Wolfgang Reitherman, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.[3]

Baer taught as part of the Character Animation program faculty of CalArts School of Film/Video.[4]

His last-known animation work was for The Bob's Burgers Movie.[5]

Baer died of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at Irvine Medical Center in Irvine, California.[6]

## Awards

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Below is a list of awards Baer has won.

* 2001 - Annie Award for Individual Character Animation for the character of Yzma in The Emperor's New Groove.[3][7]
* 2016 - Winsor McCay Award – in recognition of career contributions to the art of animation.[8]

## Filmography

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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 | Character 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 |
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

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1. ^ "Beloved Disney Animator Dale Baer Dies Age 70". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
2. ^ "Dale Baer". disney.go.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
3. ^ a b "Dale Baer Animation". Dale Maer. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
4. ^ "Dale Baer". Filmvideo.calarts.edu. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
5. ^ Amidi, Amid (16 January 2021). "Disney Great Dale Baer, An Animator For Five Decades, Has Died At 70". CartoonBrew.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
6. ^ Sarto, Dan (January 19, 2021). "Acclaimed Disney Animater Dale Baer Dies at 70". Animation World Network. AWN, Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
7. ^ "Shrek Wins Big At 2001 Annie Awards". Awn.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
8. ^ "48th Annual Annie Awards". Annieawards.org. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

## External links

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* Dale Baer at IMDb

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Annie Award for Character Animation in a Feature Production

* Glen Keane (1991)
* Eric Goldberg (1992)
* Nik Ranieri (1995)
* Pete Docter (1996)
* Nik Ranieri (1997)
* Ruben Aquino (1998)
* Steve Markowski (1999)
* Eric Goldberg (2000)
* Dale Baer (2001)
* Doug Sweetland (2002)
* Doug Sweetland (2003)
* Angus MacLane (2004)
* Claire Billet (2005)
* Gabe Hordos (2006)
* Michal Makarewicz (2007)
* James Baxter (2008)
* Eric Goldberg (2009)
* Gabe Hordos (2010)
* Jeff Gabor (2011)
* Travis Knight (2012)
* Jakob Njort Jensen (2013)
* Fabio Lignini (2014)
* Allison Rutland (2015)
* Jan-Erik Maas (2016)
* John Chun Chiu Lee (2017)
* David Han (2018)
* Sergio Martins (2019)
* Michal Makarewicz (2020)
* Dave Hardin (2021)
* Tucker Barrie (2022)
* Takeshi Honda (2023)
* Fabio Lignini (2024)

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Winsor McCay Award (2010s)

2010|

* Brad Bird
* Eric Goldberg
* Matt Groening

2011|

* Walt Peregoy
* Børge Ring
* Ronald Searle

2012|

* Terry Gilliam
* Oscar Grillo
* Mark Henn

2013|

* Katsuhiro Otomo
* Steven Spielberg
* Phil Tippett

2014|

* Didier Brunner
* Don Lusk
* Lee Mendelson

2015|

* Joe Ranft
* Phil Roman
* Isao Takahata

2016|

* Dale Baer
* Caroline Leaf
* Mamoru Oshii

2017|

* James Baxter
* Stephen Hillenburg
* Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis

2018|

* Ralph Eggleston
* Andrea Romano
* Frank Braxton

2019|

* Satoshi Kon
* Henry Selick
* John Musker
* Ron Clements

* Complete list
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s

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Walt Disney Animation Studios

Feature films

| Released|

* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
* Pinocchio (1940)
* Fantasia (1940)
* Dumbo (1941)
* Bambi (1942)
* Saludos Amigos (1942)
* The Three Caballeros (1944)
* Make Mine Music (1946)
* Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
* Melody Time (1948)
* The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
* Cinderella (1950)
* Alice in Wonderland (1951)
* Peter Pan (1953)
* Lady and the Tramp (1955)
* Sleeping Beauty (1959)
* One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
* The Sword in the Stone (1963)
* The Jungle Book (1967)
* The Aristocats (1970)
* Robin Hood (1973)
* The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
* The Rescuers (1977)
* The Fox and the Hound (1981)
* The Black Cauldron (1985)
* The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
* Oliver & Company (1988)
* The Little Mermaid (1989)
* The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
* Beauty and the Beast (1991)
* Aladdin (1992)
* The Lion King (1994)
* Pocahontas (1995)
* The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
* Hercules (1997)
* Mulan (1998)
* Tarzan (1999)
* Fantasia 2000 (1999)
* Dinosaur (2000)
* The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
* Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
* Lilo & Stitch (2002)
* Treasure Planet (2002)
* Brother Bear (2003)
* Home on the Range (2004)
* Chicken Little (2005)
* Meet the Robinsons (2007)
* Bolt (2008)
* The Princess and the Frog (2009)
* Tangled (2010)
* Winnie the Pooh (2011)
* Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
* Frozen (2013)
* Big Hero 6 (2014)
* Zootopia (2016)
* Moana (2016)
* Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
* Frozen 2 (2019)
* Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
* Encanto (2021)
* Strange World (2022)
* Wish (2023)
* Moana 2 (2024)

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Upcoming|

* Zootopia 2 (2025)

Cancelled|

* My Peoples

Associated
productions|

* The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
* Victory Through Air Power (1943)
* Song of the South (1946)
* So Dear to My Heart (1948)
* Mary Poppins (1964)
* Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
* Pete's Dragon (1977)
* Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Television productions

| TV specials|

* Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987)
* Prep & Landing (2009)
* Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011)

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TV series|

* Baymax! (2022)
* Zootopia+ (2022)
* Iwájú (2024)

People

| Executives|

* Jared Bush
* Edwin Catmull
* Roy Conli
* Roy E. Disney
* Walt Disney
* Don Hahn
* Jeffrey Katzenberg
* John Lasseter
* Jennifer Lee
* Peter Schneider
* Thomas Schumacher
* David Stainton
* Clark Spencer

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Disney Legends
animators|

| Disney's Nine Old Men|

* Les Clark
* Marc Davis
* Ollie Johnston
* Milt Kahl
* Ward Kimball
* Eric Larson
* John Lounsbery
* Wolfgang Reitherman
* Frank Thomas

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* James Algar
* Ken Anderson
* Xavier Atencio
* Art Babbitt
* Grace Bailey
* Carl Barks
* Mary Blair
* Joyce Carlson
* Marge Champion
* Claude Coats
* Don DaGradi
* Virginia Davis
* Andreas Deja
* Norm Ferguson
* Eyvind Earle
* Clyde Geronimi
* Manuel Gonzales
* Floyd Gottfredson
* Yale Gracey
* Joe Grant
* David Hand
* Jack Hannah
* John Hench
* Dick Huemer
* Ub Iwerks
* Wilfred Jackson
* Steve Jobs
* Bill Justice
* Glen Keane
* Hamilton Luske
* Burny Mattinson
* Fred Moore
* Floyd Norman
* Bill Peet
* Walter Peregoy
* Joe Ranft
* Retta Scott
* Ben Sharpsteen
* Mel Shaw
* Ruthie Tompson
* Roy Williams
* Tyrus Wong

Related topics

| History|

* Disney animators' strike
* 1982 animators' strike
* Disney Renaissance

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Methods and
technologies|

* Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
* Twelve basic principles of animation
* Computer Animation Production System

Documentaries|

* Frank and Ollie (1995)
* The Sweatbox (2002)
* Dream On Silly Dreamer (2005)
* Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
* Walt & El Grupo (2009)

Miscellaneous|

* Alice Comedies
* Laugh-O-Gram Studio
* Walt Disney Animation Studios short films
* Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
* Mickey Mouse
* Silly Symphonies
* Donald Duck
* Pluto
* Goofy
* Academy Award Review
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* List of Disney theatrical animated features
* unproduced
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* List of Disney animated films based on fairy tales

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