Tedd Pierce was born on August 12, 1906 in Quogue, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Gulliver's Travels (1939), The Jim Backus Show (1960) and Super-Rabbit (1943). He was married to Wanda Reeves. He died on February 19, 1972.Said to have added a second "D" to his first name in the late 1930s in order to correct the imbalance created when puppeteer Bil Baird took the second "L" off his name. His personal habits (especially late-night partying and coming to work hung-over) gave rise to Chuck Jones lampooning Pierce by creating the character of Pepe Le Pew. In 1936, he served as president of an animator's union (mainly in protest to poor salaries) which held secret meetings at the El Coyote restaurant on Melrose Boulevard. Writer and voice actor who worked in McKimson's unit at Warner Brothers (Looney Tunes).