Jane Baer

Story Director
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Jane Baer

Story Director
Birthday

October 30, 1934

Birthplace

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Date of Passing

February 16, 2026

Jane Baer was a story director and animator who worked on television series and films. Her work can be seen on The Smurfs, The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, and Laverne & Shirley in the Army.

Baer supervised the Toontown sequences and the character Benny the Cab for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." Her other film credits include "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" and "The Black Cauldron." Baer was also the co-founder of Baer Animation.

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