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Overview. Born. July 14, 1910 · Melrose, New Mexico, USA. Died. March 22, 2001 · North Hollywood, California, USA (throat cancer) Birth name. William Denby Hanna. Nickname. Bill. Height. 5′ 2″ (1.57 m) Mini Bio. William Hanna was an animator, film director, and television producer.
History Tom and Jerry and birth of a studio (1938–1957). 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 ...
Mar 23, 2001 · The animation pioneer William Hanna, who with his partner, Joseph Barbera, created such cartoon characters as Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear and Tom and Jerry, died at his North Hollywood home...
William Hanna (right) and Joseph Barbera posing with some of their cartoon characters, 1988. Hanna and Barbera, American motion-picture animators and partners in Hanna-Barbera Productions, founded in 1957. William Hanna (in full William Denby Hanna; b. July 14, 1910, Melrose, New Mexico, U.S.—d.
Nov 9, 2023 · William Denby Hanna ( July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, voice actor, cartoonist, and an occasional musician who was the creator of Tom and Jerry, as well as the voice artist for the two titular characters.
Jan 19, 2017 · William Hanna was a shy Boy Scout and an all-American outdoor enthusiast born and raised in the American Southwest. Joseph Barbera was a suave and outgoing Brooklyn-raised son of Sicilian immigrants. According to veteran Hanna-Barbera writer Tony Benedict: They were quite different. Bill had a white Lincoln Continental.
Dec 30, 2001 · William Hanna, who with his partner, Joseph Barbera, created a host of cartoon characters from the Flintstones to Scooby-Doo, either saved animation or ruined it. Hanna's signature...
