Homer Groening was born on December 30, 1919 in Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for A Study in Wet (1964), The Story (1969) and Basic Brown Basic Blue (1969). He was married to Margaret Wiggum. He died on March 15, 1996 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Co-authored a syndicated cartoon called "Phoebe, Get Your Man", with advertising co-worker Peg Bracken. Ms. Bracken would move on to being a best selling cookbook author (I Hate to Cook Book) in the early 1960s.