Tom and Jerry
1965
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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 ...
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. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera .
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. March 22, 2001, Hollywood, California) and Joseph Barbera (in full Joseph Roland Barbera; b. March 24, 1911, New York, New York, U.S.—d.
Nov 11, 2022 · William Hanna passed away in 2001 at the age of 90, according to The New York Times. He published his memoirs, " A Cast of Friends ," in 1996. Joe Barbera died in 2006 at the age of 95, according to The Guardian .
For his full interview, see http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/joseph-barbera.
In 1937, he moved to California, and while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Barbera met William Hanna. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry.
Sep 7, 2022 · William Hanna and Joseph Barbera first met working in the animation unit at MGM Studios during the late 1930s. Looking for something new to create, they eventually decided on a story about “two equal characters who were always in conflict with each other,” as stated by Barbera.
The incredibly versatile duo of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera worked together for more than 60 years, building Hanna-Barbera into an animation powerhouse whose characters are loved around the world. Bill Hanna ran the day to day affairs of the studio and enjoyed creative control over the output.
Jan 19, 2017 · Partners for over 60 years, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera possessed a relationship that would last through the rise and fall of two cartoon studios and the creation of thousands of characters and hundreds of animated and live-action TV shows, films, and specials.
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.
