Tedd Pierce
Born August 12, 1906·Died February 19, 1972 (at 65)·Quogue, New York, USA·Male
Biography
Tedd Pierce was an American animated cartoon writer, animator and artist. Pierce spent the majority of his career as a writer for the Warner Bros. "Termite Terrace" animation studio, working alongside fellow luminaries such as Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese. Pierce also worked as a writer at Fleischer Studios from 1939 to 1941.
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Jones credited Pierce in his 1989 autobiography Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist as being the inspiration for the character Pepé Le Pew, the haplessly romantic French skunk due to Pierce's self-proclamation that he was a ladies' man.
Known for
the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
198 credits across 179 titlesWriting
146 creditsActing
26 creditsSound
1 creditCrew
1 creditAs self
24 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
