Larry Clemmons


Larry Clemmons was an American animator, screenwriter and voice actor who was a writer for Bing Crosby on his various radio programs and one of the original animators for The Walt Disney Company.

Career

Clemmons graduated with a degree in architecture from University of Michigan but could not 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 during production on The Fox and the Hound.

Filmography

As writer

YearTitleNotes-
1935The Tortoise and the HareFilm short
Uncredited
Director: Wilfred Jackson		-
1939The Practical PigFilm short
Uncredited
Director: Dick Rickard		-
1941The Reluctant DragonLive-action scenes onlyAnimation Directors: Ub Iwerks, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney, Jack Cutting
1950The Hank McCune ShowAll episodes-
1952A Case of HypnosisTV movie-
1956Disneyland, U.S.A.Documentary short-
1958-1961Walt Disney Presents-
1959Disneyland '59Television documentary-
1961-1962Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color-
1966Winnie the Pooh and the Honey TreeFilm shortDirector: Wolfgang Reitherman
1967The Jungle BookDirector: Wolfgang Reitherman-
1968Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery DayFilm shortDirector: Wolfgang Reitherman
1970The AristocatsDirector: Wolfgang Reitherman-
1973Robin HoodDirector/Producer: Wolfgang Reitherman-
1974Winnie the Pooh and Tigger TooFilm shortDirector: John Lounsbery
1977The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohDirectors: Wolfgang Reitherman, John LounsberyDisney's animated package film era narrated by Sebastian Cabot
1977The RescuersAlso the voice of Gramps Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens
1981The Fox and the HoundDirectors: Ted Berman, Art Stevens, Richard Rich-

As animator

YearTitleNotes
1934Servants' EntranceUncredited
1935The Tortoise and HareFilm short
1939The Hockey ChampUncredited
1939Sea ScoutsUncredited
1939The Autograph Hound
1940Tugboat MickeyUncredited
1940BillpostersUncredited
1940Mr. Duck Steps OutUncredited
1940Put-Put TroublesUncredited