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Of Irish background, William J. Hanna spent his early years on his parents’ farm in Adelaide and then, after the family’s move in 1871, in Brooke Township in Lambton County. He graduated from Sarnia Collegiate Institute at 17 and for the next three years taught at a primary school near his home.
Occupation. Lawyer. William John Hanna, KC (October 13, 1862 – March 20, 1919) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lambton West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1919 as a Conservative member.
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.
The son of William John and Avice Joyce Hanna, William Denby Hanna was born on July 14, 1910, in Melrose, New Mexico. The dictates of his job as a construction superintendent for the Santa Fe Railroad caused the elder Hanna to move his family to Logan, Utah, in 1915, and then to California in 1917.
William Hanna was an animator, film director, and television producer. He was the co-founder of the company Hanna-Barbera, with his longtime partner Joseph Barbera. Hanna was born in an Irish-American family, son of William John Hanna (1873-1949) and his wife Avice Joyce Denby.
When William John Hanna was born on 23 September 1873, in Richland, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, his father, Peter R. Hanna, was 32 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Frid, was 20. He married Eva Adelaide Joyner on 8 December 1897, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
Mar 22, 2001 · William Hanna - Animator, Cartoonist, Musician, Producer, Composer. Animator • Cartoonist • Musician • Producer • Composer. Birth Date: July 14, 1910. Death Date: March 22, 2001. Birth Place:...
