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William Denby "Bill" Hanna was an American animator, director, producer, voice actor, and cartoon artist. He co-created Tom and Jerry with Joseph Barbera during their time at the MGM cartoon studio. He also provided the vocal effects for Tom Cat from Tom and Jerry from 1942 to 1958.
William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, voice actor, and occasional musician who is best known for co-creating Tom and Jerry and providing the vocal effects for the series' title characters.
For his full interview, see http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/joseph-barbera.
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Tom and Jerry is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the rivalry between the titular characters of a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry.
Their first collaboration at MGM was "Puss the immortal "Tom and Jerry." To test the graphic d Boot,” Hanna and Barbera invented the pose reel, a series of drawings photographed to give the illusion of movement.
William Hanna (born July 14, 1910, Melrose, N.M., U.S.—died March 22, 2001, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American animator who, as part of the team of Hanna and Barbera, created popular cartoon characters such as Tom and Jerry, the Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo.
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From 1940 to 1957, Hanna and Barbera co-directed 114 short films starring Tom and Jerry. The series was a critical and popular success, winning 7 Academy Awards and being nominated for other 7. In 1955, Fred Quimby retired, and Hanna and Barbera replaced him as studio heads.
