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Michael Maltese was born on February 6, 1908 in New York City to Italian immigrant parents, Paul and Concetta. He was married to Florence Sass in 1936 and had a daughter, Brenda, in 1938. He started his career in the cartoon business at the Max Fleischer Cartoon Studio in New York City in 1935 where he worked as a cel painter, assistant ...
In 1941, Maltese was hired by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which three years later became Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. (Maltese had actually appeared on camera in the 1940 Porky Pig cartoon You Ought to Be in Pictures as a live-action guard at the Warner Bros. entrance gate, who winds up chasing the animated Porky around the Warners lot). The first cartoon he wrote for Warners was The Haunted ...
Apr 17, 2023 · Michael Maltese, like so many other giants of early animation, spent the first part of his life in New York City. Born in February of 1908, he was raised — primarily by his mother — on the ...
Jan 25, 2017 · Comics by Michael Maltese. Like Warren Foster, Michael Maltese was born and raised in New York City. Unlike Foster, he was involved in the arts early on in his career. The 1930 NYC Census lists his occupation, at age 22, as an artist, specifically in painting. Maltese first started in the animation industry at Max Fleischer’s studio, as a cel ...
Apr 12, 2019 · Box 3, Michael Maltese papers. Cartoon writer Michael Maltese began his career with the Max Fleischer Cartoon Studio, but he is best known for his work with Warner Brothers in the 1940s and 50s. Maltese designed iconic Looney Tunes characters like Pepe Le Pew, Wiley Coyote and Yosemite Sam. In 1952 Maltese sent a letter to Charlie Chaplin ...
Michael "Mike" Maltese (February 6, 1908 - February 22, 1981) was an American storyboard artist and screenwriter for the classic animated Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts and also five episodes of the original series, The Flintstones by Hanna-Barbera.
Michael "Mike" Maltese (February 6, 1908 — February 22, 1981) was a long-time storyboard artist and screenwriter for classic animated cartoon shorts. In May 1937, Maltese was hired by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which three years later became Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. (Maltese had actually appeared on camera in a 1940 Porky Pig cartoon as a live-action guard at the Warner Brothers ...
