âBorn in Tacoma, Wash. Graduated from agricultural college but gave up agrarian pursuits to help out Uncle Samâs Marines during the war. Marine life made me so lazy I couldnât bear the thought of hard work again so I became an animator, joining the old International Film Company in New York. Work as an animator on old Mutt and Jeff cartoons and on Fleischerâs âOut-of-the-Inkwell.â Twice deserted the ranks of animation for newspaper and commercial art. Guess I am too old to make another change so will stick to animating as long as it sticks to me.â -published in the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily