Cause of death kidney failure Role Screenwriter | Name Larry Clemmons Years active 1930-1978 | |
Born November 25, 1906 ( 1906-11-25 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation Animator, screenwriter, voice actor Spouse(s) Carletta Clarinda Hatch Children Gretchen Clemmons Vander Weide
Gregory L. Clemmons Died July 27, 1988, Friday Harbor, Washington, United States Movies The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, The Rescuers, Robin Hood, The Fox and the Hound Similar People Ralph Wright, Ken Anderson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Ted Berman, Art Stevens | ||
Alma mater University of Michigan | ||
Larry Clemmons (November 25, 1906 - July 27, 1988) was an American animator, screenwriter and voice actor who was well known for being the writer for Bing Crosby on his various radio programs and as one of the original animators for The Walt Disney Company.
Career
Clemmons graduated with a degree in architecture from University of Michigan but couldn't find work due to the effects of the Great Depression. So, desperate for work in any area he could find it, he accepted a job offer from Walt Disney in 1930 to work at his Hyperion Studios. After several years at Hyperion, he became an assistant animator for the Mickey Mouse film series.
When World War II happened, Larry left the studio and decamped to the Midwest, where he wrote technical manuals for wartime manufacturing plants.
Clemmons then freelanced in radio, and at the end of the war, landed a job on Bing Crosby’s prime-time network radio shows, where he spent nine years writing weekly scripts for Crosby and assorted guest stars. When the radio gig ended, he returned to Walt Disney Productions as a writer and segment producer on The Mickey Mouse Club. After finishing this assignment, he wrote Disney’s spoken intros for the television show entitled Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. Clemmons retired in 1978.