Biography
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.
Visual effects 31
1940s
- 1946
A Feather in His Collar
Animation
1930s
- 1938
- 1937
Little Hiawatha
Animation
Don Donald
Animation
- 1936
Mickey's Elephant
Animation
Alpine Climbers
Animation
Mickey's Polo Team
Animation
- 1935
Broken Toys
Animation
Music Land
Animation
Mickey's Garden
Animation
Water Babies
Animation
- 1934
Peculiar Penguins
Animation
The China Shop
Animation
- 1933
The Night Before Christmas
Animation
Puppy Love
Animation
Terra das Canções de Ninar
Animation
- 1930
The Glow Worm
Animation Director
1920s
- 1927
KoKo's Klock
Animation
Koko in 1999
Animation
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Animation
- 1925
Ko-Ko the Barber
Animation
- 1924
The Storm
Animation
Directed 34
2000s
- 2003
Everybody Loves Goofy
Director
- 2002
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
Director
1980s
- 1984
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
Director
1960s
- 1968
Mickey Mouse Happy Birthday Show
Director
1950s
- 1953
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
The Whalers
Director
Moth and the Flame
Assistant Director
- 1933
Sandman Tales
Director
Technoracket
Director
The Match Kid
Director
Beer Parade
Director
Scrappy's Party
Director
Sassy Cats
Director
- 1932
The Wolf at the Door
Director
The Bad Genius
Director
The Flop House
Director
The Great Bird Mystery
Director
Camping Out
Director
Battle of the Barn
Director
The Pet Shop
Director
- 1931
Minding The Baby
Director
Showing Off
Director
The Dog Snatcher
Director
Sunday Clothes
Director
The Little Pest
Director
Yelp Wanted
Director
Hallowe'en
Director
Down South
Director
The Milkman
Director
Circus Time
Director
- 1930
Toby the Fiddler
Director
The Museum
Director
1920s
- 1925
Christmas Seals Ad
Director
Wrote 27
1950s
- 1957
Tricks of Our Trade
Writer
- 1955
Music Land
Writer
- 1953
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
Story
Melody
Story
- 1951
1940s
- 1946
Peter and the Wolf
Writer
- 1943
Chicken Little
Story
Reason and Emotion
Writer
Pedro
Writer
Der Fuehrer's Face
Writer
- 1942
The New Spirit
Story
- 1941
- 1940
1930s
- 1933
Sassy Cats
Story
- 1932
The Flop House
Writer
The Great Bird Mystery
Story
The Pet Shop
Writer
- 1931
Minding The Baby
Story
The Dog Snatcher
Writer
The Little Pest
Story
Circus Time
Writer
- 1930
Toby the Fiddler
Writer
The Museum
Writer
Appearances1
2010s
- 2010
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
Himself (archive footage)