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Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American storyboard artist for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones.
Michael Maltese (1908-1981) was a prolific and influential writer and actor for Warner Brothers and Hanna-Barbera cartoons. He created or co-created many iconic characters, such as Pepe Le Pew, Yosemite Sam, Michigan J. Frog, and The Flintstones.
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- February 6, 1908
- Michael Maltese
- February 22, 1981
Michael Maltese was a prolific and influential cartoon writer and storyboard artist who worked for Warner Brothers and Hanna-Barbera. He created or co-created many iconic characters, such as Pepe Le Pew, Yosemite Sam, Michigan J. Frog, and the Road Runner/Coyote.
- February 6, 1908
- February 22, 1981
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Michael R. Maltese (6 February 1908 - 22 February 1981) was a long-time storyboard artist and screenwriter for classic animated cartoon shorts.
In May 1937, Maltese was hired by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which seven years later became Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. Maltese appeared on camera in a 1940 Porky Pig cartoon as a live-action guard at the Warner Brothers entrance gate, who winds up chasing the animated Porky around the Warners lot; the short is entitled "You Ought to Be in Pictures" and was directed by Friz Freleng. He and Chuck Jones collaborated on classic cartoons like the Academy Award-winning "For Scent-imental Reasons" and the animated public health documentary, "So Much for So Little" which won that same year for "Best Documentary Short Subject." Maltese was also the voice of the caricature of himself in "Wackiki Wabbit". Some of his best known cartoons are "Feed the Kitty", "Beep, Beep", "Rabbit Seasoning", "Don't Give Up the Sheep", "Duck Amuck", "Bully for Bugs", "Bewitched Bunny", "From A to Z-Z-Z-Z", and "Beanstalk Bunny". These were all directed by Jones. Maltese also collaborated with Jones on Tom and Jerry. From 1958 until 1970, he worked at Hanna-Barbera Productions on television cartoons such as Quick Draw McGraw, The Flintstones, and The Jetsons. His off-the-wall humor inspired some of the sharpest wit in the Warner Brothers canon. Only Maltese would imagine he could "improve" Richard Wagner by the addition of deliberately insipid lyrics, such as he created for the schmaltzy "Return My Love" sung by Bugs and Elmer in "What's Opera, Doc?" Tongue in cheek, he even took a screen credit for his lyrics. Maltese also did scripts for comic books published by Western Publishing, including for many of the same Warner Brothers and Hanna-Barbera characters whose animated exploits he scripted.
•The Ducktators
•A Feather in His Hare
•The Fifth-Column Mouse
•A Hare Grows in Manhattan
•Little Beau Pepé
•Rumors
1941-1945
The Squawkin' Hawk (1942)
1956-1980s
Adventures of the Road-Runner (1962) (with Chuck Jones and John W. Dunn) ••••
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Michael Maltese was a long-time storyboard artist and screenwriter for classic animated cartoon shorts. He worked for Leon Schlesinger Productions and Warner Bros. Cartoons, and created or voiced many characters such as Yosemite Sam, Pepé Le Pew, and Wile E. Coyote.
Michael Maltese was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts, especially for Chuck Jones' Merrie Melodies. He wrote or co-wrote many acclaimed cartoons, such as "What's Opera, Doc?", "One Froggy Evening", and "Rabbit Rampage".
Oct 19, 2011 · Learn about the life and work of Michael Maltese, who created iconic characters and cartoons for Warner Brothers and Hanna-Barbera. Explore his papers, which include title cells, storyboards, comic book scripts, and more.
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Jan 25, 2017 · Learn about the life and career of Michael Maltese, who wrote for Warner Bros., Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera and Chuck Jones. Discover his contributions to classic cartoons, comics and TV shows, and his distinctive comedic style.
