[4][2] Clemmons graduated with a degree in architecture from University of Michigan but could not find work due to the effects of the Great Depression.
After several years at Hyperion, he became an assistant animator for the Mickey Mouse film series.
[5] 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.