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).