T. Hee

Thornton Hee (March 26, 1911 – October 30, 1988), commonly known as T. Hee, was an American animator, director, and teacher. He taught character design and caricature.

Career Hee started his career at the Hal Roach Studios at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drawing caricatures of studio staff and stars for the publicity department.

Hee joined Walt Disney Productions' animation unit in 1938. He is most recognized for co-directing the Dance of the Hours segment of Fantasia. In 1964, he joined WED Enterprises working on projects at Disneyland and Walt Disney World as well as at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

From 1948, he taught at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, where he briefly became department chairman. Hee was also one of the co-founders, with Jack Hannah, of the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts. He later served as chairman of the Film Arts Department.

He was head of the Short Films branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was also chairman of its student film awards. He served on the Board of Governors from 1971 to 1982.