Early Life
Teague's mother worked in the motion picture industry during the silent movie era. At five years of age Teague appeared in five episodes of Our Gang, playing the role of Dixie Duval, a girl. When he was six, he was seriously injured in a car accident near Pasadena, California, which was caused by a drunk driver. He lost the sight in his right eye, and his mother was left an invalid. A year later his father was killed in another automobile crash that was also caused by a drunk driver.
Exempt from service in the armed forces in World War II because of his visual impairment, he worked as an aircraft technical illustrator for Northrop Corporation. His boss was Paul Browne, a former designer at General Motors, and he suggested that Teague take night classes at the Art Center College of Design.
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