Animator Jane Baer, whose over six decade profession included work on “Sleeping Magnificence” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” died Monday at her dwelling in Van Nuys, Calif. She was 91.
The business pioneer, who later based Baer Animation along with her second husband Dale Baer, notably obtained her begin on the 1959 Walt Disney traditional, “Sleeping Magnificence,” the place she labored as an uncredited clean-up artist on the movie, per her IMDB. She additionally labored alongside the “9 Previous Males,” a famed a gaggle of animators at Walt Disney Productions.
Baer later labored as an animator at Ed Graham Animation earlier than shifting over to Pantomime Studios, the place she joined their format division and labored on “Skyhawks” and “Velocity Racer.” She then had a stint at Filmation Studios, the place she lended her expertise to “Aquaman” and “Journey to the Heart of the Earth.”
Nonetheless, Baer discovered herself again at Disney in 1975, the place she labored for one of many firm’s most influential animators, Milt Kahl, on “The Fox & The Hound,” “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” and “The Black Cauldron.” She additionally labored as an assistant animator on “The Rescuers.”
But, by 1984, Baer and her husband determined to launch their very own animation firm, the aforementioned Baer Animation, the place they contributed to vital elements of Robert Zemeckis’ “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” Baer, who expanded with Baer Animation Digicam Providers, ran Baer Animation till she retired within the early 2000s.
She was born Jane Maureen Shattuck on Oct. 30, 1934, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Baer later educated on the Artwork Heart in Pasadena earlier than touchdown her “Sleeping Magnificence” gig in 1955. She married first husband, fellow animator Iwao Takamoto, however they divorced two years later.
Further notable credit embody “Magnificence and the Beast,” “The Smurfs” collection, “The Black Cauldron,” “Pete’s Dragon” and “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp.”
She is survived by her son, Michael, and his companion, Beth, in addition to her brother and his household in Winnipeg.
