Dale L. Baer (June 15, 1950 – January 15, 2021) was an American character animator for

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and The Baer Animation Company. He was supervising animator of many characters.

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 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, and Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston. Baer taught as part of the Character Animation program faculty of

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School of Film/Video. His last-known animation work was for ''

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''. Baer died of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at Irvine Medical Center in

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Awards

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''. * 2016 -

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– in recognition of career contributions to the art of animation.

Filmography

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* 1950 births 2021 deaths American animators Artists from Denver Walt Disney Animation Studios people Neurological disease deaths in California Deaths from motor neuron disease Annie Award winners {{US-animator-stub