Dick Huemer

Visual Effects·Jan 2, 1898·New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo2010 · Himself (archive footage)	Himself (archive footage)
Everybody Loves Goofy2003 · Director	Director
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy2002 · Director	Director
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues1984 · Director	Director
Mickey Mouse Happy Birthday Show1968 · Director	Director
Tricks of Our Trade1957 · Writer	Writer
The Story of the Animated Drawing1955 · Writer	Writer
Music Land1955 · Writer	Writer
Mickey's Birthday Party1953 · Director	Director
Peter and the Wolf1946 · Writer	Writer
Reason and Emotion1943 · Writer	Writer
Pedro1943 · Writer	Writer
Der Fuehrer's Face1943 · Writer	Writer
Saludos Amigos1942 · Writer	Writer
Dumbo1941 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Goofy and Wilbur1939 · Director	Director
The Whalers1938 · Director	Director
SScrappy's Auto Show1933 · Director	Director
HHollywood Babies1933 · Director	Director
Sandman Tales1933 · Director	Director
MMovie Struck1933 · Director	Director
TThe World's Affair1933 · Director	Director
Technoracket1933 · Director	Director
The Match Kid1933 · Director	Director
FFalse Alarm1933 · Director	Director
Beer Parade1933 · Director	Director
Scrappy's Party1933 · Director	Director
Sassy Cats1933 · Director	Director
The Wolf at the Door1932 · Director	Director
The Bad Genius1932 · Director	Director
The Flop House1932 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Great Bird Mystery1932 · Director	Director
TThe Black Sheep1932 · Director	Director
Camping Out1932 · Director	Director
FFare Play1932 · Director	Director
Battle of the Barn1932 · Director	Director
SStepping Stones1932 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Pet Shop1932 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
RRailroad Wretch1932 · Director	Director
TThe Treasure Runt1932 · Director	Director
TThe Chinatown Mystery1932 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Minding The Baby1931 · Director	Director
Showing Off1931 · Director	Director
The Dog Snatcher1931 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Sunday Clothes1931 · Director	Director
The Little Pest1931 · Director	Director
Yelp Wanted1931 · Director	Director
TThe Bull Thrower1931 · Director	Director