Jane Baer, Animator on ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Who Founded Baer Animation, Dies at 91

Jane Shattuck-Takamoto-Baer, whose long career in animation included working on films including “Sleeping Beauty” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” died Monday at her home in Van Nuys, Calif.. She was 91.   The longtime animator, producer and industry pioneer first got her start in 1955 as an assistant animator on Walt Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty,” where she […] Home Film People News Feb 17, 2026 5:52pm PT Jane Baer, Animator on ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Who Founded Baer Animation, Dies at 91 By Payton Turkeltaub Plus Icon Payton Turkeltaub Latest ‘Goat’ Star Gabrielle Union and Filmmakers on Reanimating Basketball Culture for the Big Screen: ‘Ball Is Life’ 4 days ago Mattel to Acquire Full Ownership of Mattel163 From NetEase (Gaming News Roundup) 4 days ago OWN Greenlights Two New Iyanla Vanzant Specials (EXCLUSIVE) 4 days ago See All Courtesy Disney Jane Shattuck-Takamoto-Baer, whose long career in animation included working on films including “Sleeping Beauty” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” died Monday at her home in Van Nuys, Calif.. She was 91. The longtime animator, producer and industry pioneer first got her start in 1955 as an assistant animator on Walt Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty,” where she worked alongside Walt Disney Animation’s legendary “Nine Old Men.” She continued as an animator at Ed Graham Animation before joining Pantomime Studios in their layout department where she worked on “Skyhawks” and “Speed Racer.” Shattuck-Takamoto-Baer then moved to Filmation Studios, where she worked on “Aquaman” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” She returned to Disney in 1975, working for the legendary animator Milt Kahl on “The Fox & The Hound,” “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” and “The Black Cauldron,” and as an assistant animator on Medusa. Related Stories Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn's Emails to Jeffrey Epstein Unearth College Admissions Boost, #MeToo Criticism and a Timothée Chalamet Diss