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. 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.
Tedd Pierce has 195 screen credits in a career dating back to 1935. Signature works include The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Hare Force, The Arctic Giant. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
