Annie Awards 2017: Dale Baer Receives Winsor McCay Award

DALE BAER
Animation Industry veteran for 46 years. Attended Chouinard Art Institute, now Cal Arts. Started out at Filmation Studios working on Saturday morning cartoons, then spent 23 years with Walt Disney Feature Animation. Worked outside of Disney for Ralph Bakshi, Richard Williams, Quartet Films and Hanna-Barbera. Headed up the Los Angeles unit on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Owned Baer Animation in Studio City for 12 years doing commercials for agencies such as Leo Burnett and Ogilvey-Mather, in addition to projects for Disney such as Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Prince and the Pauper. Retired from Disney a little over a year ago, but busier than ever doing freelance projects for Warner Bros. and Duncan Studios as well as several projects in development, plus teaching traditional animation at Cal Arts and mentoring young animators via the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences “Spark” program.

The Winsor McCay Award, named for the most influential of character animation pioneers, was the first Annie Award established by Asifa-Hollywood and is awarded to a maximum of three individuals annually in recognition of lifetime or career contributions in direction, animation, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, technical expertise, music, education, or for other endeavors which exhibit an outstanding devotion to and promotion of excellence in the art of animation.

[Novao]

Dale Baer, he's my favorite! Congratulations Dale!!! XD

[david_t_nethery_animator]

Aloha, Dale . Dale Baer June 15, 1950 - January 15, 2021 . RIP.