Visual Effects
Dick Huemer
EN cinema · 105 credits
Born
2 January 1898
Died
30 November 1979 (aged 81)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Dick Heumer · Richard 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
Filmography
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
as Himself (archive footage)
Music Land
Writer
Melody
Story
A Feather in His Collar
Animation
Pedro
Writer
Dumbo
Screenplay
Fantasia
Story
Goofy and Wilbur
Director
The Whalers
Director
Wynken, Blynken & Nod
Animation
Moth and the Flame
Assistant Director
Don Donald
Animation
Lonesome Ghosts
Animation
Little Hiawatha
Animation
Mickey's Rival
Animation
Mickey's Elephant
Animation
Mickey's Polo Team
Animation
Alpine Climbers
Animation
Toby Tortoise Returns
Animation
Mickey's Garden
Animation
Broken Toys
Animation
The Band Concert
Animation
Water Babies
Animation
Music Land
Animation
The Wise Little Hen
Animation
The China Shop
Animation
The Goddess of Spring
Animation
Peculiar Penguins
Animation
The Match Kid
Director
Beer Parade
Director
Technoracket
Director
Sandman Tales
Director
The Pied Piper
Animation
Puppy Love
Animation
Sassy Cats
Director, Story
Hollywood Babies
1933
Hollywood Babies
Director, Story
Scrappy's Auto Show
1933
Scrappy's Auto Show
Director, Story
Scrappy's Party
Director
Camping Out
Director
The Flop House
Director, Writer
Battle of the Barn
Director
The Bad Genius
Director
The Treasure Runt
1932
The Treasure Runt
Director, Story
The Great Bird Mystery
Director, Story
Fare Play
1932
Fare Play
Director, Story
Railroad Wretch
1932
Railroad Wretch
Director, Story
The Pet Shop
Director, Writer
The Chinatown Mystery
1932
The Chinatown Mystery
Director, Writer
Stepping Stones
1932
Stepping Stones
Writer, Director
The Little Pest
Director, Story
Showing Off
Director
Sunday Clothes
Director
Minding The Baby
Director, Story
The Milkman
Director
Hallowe'en
Director
Yelp Wanted
Director
Down South
Director
Circus Time
Director, Writer
The Dog Snatcher
Director, Writer
Aces Up
1931
Aces Up
Director
The Glow Worm
Animation Director
Toby the Fiddler
Director, Writer
The Museum
Director, Writer
Koko in 1999
Animation
KoKo's Klock
Animation
Ko-Ko the Barber
Animation
The Storm
Animation