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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.
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- Bill Hanna
Learn about the life and career of William Hanna, the co-founder of Hanna-Barbera and the creator of Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and many other animated shows. See his awards, trivia, photos, and videos on IMDb.
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- Melrose, New Mexico, USA
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- North Hollywood, California, USA
May 3, 2024 · 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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Learn about the life and career of William Hanna, an animator, film director, and television producer. He co-founded Hanna-Barbera with Joseph Barbera and created many popular cartoons, such as Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo.
- July 14, 1910
- March 22, 2001
William Hanna (in full William Denby Hanna; b. July 14, 1910, Melrose, New Mexico, U.S.—d. March 22, 2001, Hollywood, California) and Joseph Barbera (in full Joseph Roland Barbera; b. March 24, 1911, New York, New York, U.S.—d. December 18, 2006, Los Angeles, California) collaborated for more than half a century.
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William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century.
William Denby "Bill" Hanna and Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera met at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studio in 1938, while working at its animation unit. Having worked at other studios since the early 1930s, they solidified a six decade working partnership, leading to their very first collaborative success Tom and Jerry , centering on the madcap ...
