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Key moments and achievements from Jane Baer's life.
Jane was born
· Van Nuys, California, USA
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In 1955, Jane Baer began her animation career as an assistant animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios, working on Sleeping Beauty (1959) alongside the studios legendary Nine Old Men. Her entry into Disney at a time when women were rare in animation departments marked her as a pioneer.
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In 1955, Jane Baer began her animation career as an assistant animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios, working on Sleeping Beauty (1959) alongside the studios legendary Nine Old Men. Her entry into Disney at a time when women were rare in animation departments marked her as a pioneer.
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Baer was a founding member of Women in Animation, an organization dedicated to advancing women in the animation industry. Her decades of breaking barriers in a male-dominated field made her a natural leader in the movement for gender equity in animation.
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Baer was a founding member of Women in Animation, an organization dedicated to advancing women in the animation industry. Her decades of breaking barriers in a male-dominated field made her a natural leader in the movement for gender equity in animation.
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In 1984, Baer co-founded Baer Animation with her then-husband Dale Baer, establishing a successful Hollywood animation studio. The studio would go on to produce some of the most memorable animation of the late 1980s and beyond.
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In 1984, Baer co-founded Baer Animation with her then-husband Dale Baer, establishing a successful Hollywood animation studio. The studio would go on to produce some of the most memorable animation of the late 1980s and beyond.
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Baer Animation produced the entire set of Toontown sequences for the Oscar-winning film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). The groundbreaking film seamlessly blended live action with animation and became one of the most technically innovative movies in cinema history.
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Baer Animation produced the entire set of Toontown sequences for the Oscar-winning film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). The groundbreaking film seamlessly blended live action with animation and became one of the most technically innovative movies in cinema history.
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Baer contributed to Warner Bros Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992), adding another iconic franchise to her extensive career credits. Her work spanned multiple studios and decades, from Disney classics to modern animated features.
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Baer contributed to Warner Bros Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992), adding another iconic franchise to her extensive career credits. Her work spanned multiple studios and decades, from Disney classics to modern animated features.
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Baers career in animation spanned over six decades, from her start at Disney in the 1950s through freelance work for major studios including Hanna-Barbera, where she storyboarded for the original Smurfs series. She was a trailblazer who proved that women could thrive in every aspect of animation production.
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Baers career in animation spanned over six decades, from her start at Disney in the 1950s through freelance work for major studios including Hanna-Barbera, where she storyboarded for the original Smurfs series. She was a trailblazer who proved that women could thrive in every aspect of animation production.
Jane Baer passed away
