Dale Baer Death: Calm and bashful, Baer’s name may not be as natural as other contemporary activity greats, however he was a profoundly regarded artist’s illustrator and adored by associates. “He was probably the kindest individual I’ve worked with,” said artist and chief Clay Kaytis. “So gifted thus modest. A genuine exceptional and I’m appreciative to have known him.” Over a fifty-year profession in the business, Baer added to many adored ventures at Disney and somewhere else. Just to give some examples of his credits at Disney: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Lion King, The Emperor’s New Groove, The Princes and the Frog, and Zootopia.

Brought into the world in Denver, Colorado, on June 15, 1950, Baer went to Chouinard Art Institute (which later became Calarts) and began working at Filmation in 1970. He joined Disney in 1971, and was among the primary modest bunch of workers recruited as a feature of the studio’s new preparing program. As an inbetweener, he dealt with Robin Hood, and was later prepared by Disney illustrators John Lounsbery, Hal King, and Eric Larson. Baer in the end moved into liveliness, dealing with other Disney highlights including The Rescuers and Pete’s Dragon prior to leaving Disney in the last part of the 1970s.

Throughout the following twenty years, he would quicken for a’s who of the activity business, including Peanuts specials at Bill Melendez Productions, advertisements at Richard Williams Animation and Quartet, The Smurfs at Hanna-Barbera, and The Lord of the Rings at Bakshi Productions. All through this time, Baer consistently outsourced for Disney, getting work on activities like Mickey’s Christmas Carol, The Black Cauldron, and The Great Mouse Detective.