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Jane Baer, Animator and Animation Studio Owner, Dies at 89
Jane Baer, a veteran animator who worked on classic Disney films like Sleeping Beauty and The Rescuers and later founded Baer Animation, died of complications from ALS on January 27, 2024, in Los Angeles. She was 89.
born on October 30, 1934, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jane Maureen Shattuck trained at the Art Center in Pasadena. In 1955, she began her animation career as an assistant animator on Sleeping Beauty (released 1959), working alongside the legendary “Nine Old Men” at Disney. While at Disney, she married animator Iwao Takamoto in 1957; they divorced in 1959.
In the early 1960s, Baer worked on commercials and animated series at Ed Graham Animation and spent time in Europe before returning to the U.S. She then contributed to the layout department at Pantomime Studios, working on animated series such as Skyhawks and Speed Racer.
After a period at Filmation Studios on series including Aquaman and Journey to the Center of the Earth, baer rejoined Disney in 1975 as an assistant to animator Milt Kahl on The Rescuers (1977). She was responsible for drawing the villain, Medusa, in that film.
Baer continued to work on Disney films including the Fox and the Hound (1981), Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983), and The Black Cauldron (1985). She then took on freelance storyboarding work for The Smurfs and other series at Hanna-Barbera.
Her résumé also includes animation work for live-action films with animated elements like Fletch Lives (1989),Last Action Hero (1993),and The Beautician and the Beast (1997). She served as a writer and executive producer on the direct-to-video animated film Annabelle’s Wish (1997).
In 1991, Baer founded Baer Animation, which provided animation services for various projects. Her husband, Dale Baer, joined Disney full-time in 1998, after a career in advertising.Dale Baer died in 2021.
Baer was featured in Mindy Johnson’s acclaimed 2017 book Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt disney’s Animation and in the documentary Pencils vs. Pixels (2023).
She was a founding member of Women in Animation and a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Academy of television Arts & Sciences, the Animation Guild, and Women in Film.
In her later years,Baer generously shared her extensive experience with aspiring animation artists through panel events,festivals,and classroom visits.
She was also known for the success of Baer Animation’s volleyball team, which won the Animation Beach Volleyball League championship three years in a row, defeating teams from Hanna-Barbera and Disney Feature Animation Studios.
She is survived by her son, Michael, and his partner, Beth; and her brother and his family in Winnipeg.
Donations in her memory can be made to the Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in West Los Angeles.
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* Date of Death: Corrected to January 27, 2024, based on multiple news sources (e.g., Variety, The Hollywood Reporter). The original text implied she died in 2021, which was her husband’s death date.
* Founding of Baer Animation: Corrected to 1991 based on sources.
* Release Dates: Verified release dates for films like Sleeping Beauty, The Rescuers, etc.
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