Dick Huemer
While as an artist-illustrator living in The Bronx, New York, Huemer first began his career in animation at the Raoul Barré cartoon studio in 1916. He joined the Fleischer Studio in 1923 where he developed the Koko the Clown character. Later he moved to Hollywood and worked as an animator and director for the Charles Mintz studio. He subsequently moved to the Disney Studio, where he remained for the duration of his career, except for a 3-year hiatus from 1948-51 when he pioneered animated TV commercials and created the The Adventures of Buck O'Rue comic strip.[1] Some of Huemer's most creative work was done in partnership with Joe Grant; examples include Fantasia (story director), Dumbo (screenplay), and several propaganda films to advance the U.S. war effort during World War II. Atypically, Huemer and Grant submitted Dumbo to Walt Disney not as a completed storyboard, but as a series of storyboard "chapters," each ending in a cliffhanger. This was intended to pique Disney's enthusiasm for the project, and it worked. Dick was at the Disney organization from April 16, 1933 to February 28, 1973.
Known for
Visual EffectsBirthday
January 2, 1898Deathday
November 30, 1979Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
88Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Dick Heumer
Cast credits
Crew credits
Fantasia
Story
Make Mine Music
Story
Dumbo
Screenplay
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
Story
Der Fuehrer's Face
Writer
Alice in Wonderland
Story
Reason and Emotion
Writer
The New Spirit
Story
Goofy and Wilbur
Director
The Whalers
Director
Melody
Story
The Wise Little Hen
Animation
The Night Before Christmas
Animation
The China Shop
Animation
The Goddess of Spring
Animation
Broken Toys
Animation
Don Donald
Animation
The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.
Story
Showing Off
DirectorImages
