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William Denby Hanna 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. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera.
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.
William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer and co- founder with Joseph Barbera of Hanna-Barbera. The studio made well-known cartoons, such as Tom and Jerry, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo, as well as the musical movie, Charlotte's Web.
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.
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...
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 contribution to ...
(1910–2001). American animator William Hanna worked with Joseph Barbera as part of the team of Hanna and Barbera. Together they created popular cartoon characters such as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear, the Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo. William Denby Hanna was born on July 14, 1910, in Melrose, New Mexico.
