Career
They moved from New York to Los Angeles, California in 1932. Fred began working at Walter Lantz Productions in 1946. He drew backgrounds for Walter Lantz cartoons from 1946 until 1952.
Fred also produced oil paintings of pirates, ships, and landscapes.
During the last years of his life, Fred suffered increasingly from ulcerative colitis. Walter Lantz allowed him to work at home.
His studio was located in a small building detached from the home he and Hannah shared. He died in 1952.