▁together ▁on ▁the ▁Go of y ▁short s ), ▁as ▁Disney ▁began ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁ways ▁to ▁be ▁rid ▁of ▁B abb itt . ▁" If ▁he ▁gets ▁in ▁your ▁way , ▁let ▁me ▁know ", ▁Disney ▁said ▁to ▁Kin ney . ▁B abb itt ▁was ▁fired ▁more ▁than ▁once ▁but ▁was ▁re - inst ated , ▁taking ▁his ▁case ▁successfully ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁winning ▁a ▁hand some ▁settlement . ▁ ▁W W II ▁After ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁B abb itt ▁returned ▁to ▁Disney ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁following ▁an ▁" un f air ▁labor ▁practices " ▁suit ▁brought ▁by ▁B abb itt ▁against ▁Disney . ▁Disney ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁re hire ▁him ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁but ▁B abb itt ▁did ▁not ▁stay ▁long . ▁ ▁Career ▁after ▁Disney ▁Al ong ▁with ▁some ▁other ▁former ▁Disney ▁strik ers , ▁B abb itt ▁left ▁Disney ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁United ▁Produ ctions ▁of ▁America ▁( UP A ), ▁a ▁new ▁studio ▁which ▁pione ered ▁a ▁modern , ▁simplified ▁form ▁of ▁animation . ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁famous ▁award - win ning ▁short s , ▁including ▁the ▁lead ▁character ▁Frank ie ▁in ▁" Root y ▁To ot - To ot " ▁( 1 9 5 1 ), ▁and ▁won ▁many ▁awards . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁owner ▁of ▁Quart et ▁Films , ▁where ▁he