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. ==References==