Career
His animation was one of the wildest things ever seen on screen during The Golden Age of American animation. He started as an animator for Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton in 1938. In 1940, he joined Tex Avery"s unit and worked with Robert McKimson, Charles McKimson, and Virgil Ross.
In late 1941, after Tex Avery left, he was replaced as the unit director by Bob Clampett.
Scribner turned out to be arguably Clampett"s best animator. Clampett classics such as A Tale of Two Kitties (1942), Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943), Falling Hare (1943), and The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946) showcase some of his greatest work: his trademark "Lichty style" of animation.
Clampett left Warner Brothers in 1945 to pursue a career in puppetry and television Not much is known about where Scribner was between 1946-1949 (although he does some animation on two McKimson cartoons starring Porky and Daffy in 1947).
In 1950, Scribner returned to Warner Brothers under Robert McKimson"s unit
His animation was tamed down to McKimson"s standards, but he still got away with wild scenes, like in Hillbilly Hare (1950), Hoppy Go Lucky (1952) and Of Rice and Hen (1953). He left Warners in 1954 and worked at Universal Postal Union.
