William Hanna
Directing
Born 1910-07-14
Died 2001-03-22
Melrose, New Mexico, USA
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William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by 1919. There, Hanna became an Eagle Scout. Hanna graduated from Compton High School in 1928. He briefly attended Compton City College but dropped out at the onset of the Great Depression.After working odd jobs in the first months of the Depression, Hanna joined the Harman and Ising animation studio in 1930. During the 1930s, Hanna steadily gained skill and prominence while working on cartoons such as Captain and the Kids. In 1937, while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Hanna met Joseph Barbera. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action films. In 1957, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, and Yogi Bear. In 1967, Hanna–Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991. At that time the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System, which in turn was merged with Time Warner, owners of Warner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards. Their cartoons have become cultural icons, and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films, books, and toys. Hanna–Barbera's shows have a global audience of over 300 million people and have been translated into more than 20 languages.
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Filmography
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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Love, American Style
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
The Flintstones
Johnny Bravo
Tom & Jerry
The Jetsons
Snorks
Super Friends
Scooby-Doo
Jellystone!
ABC Afterschool Special
Tom and Jerry Tales
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
The Quick Draw McGraw Show
The All-New Popeye Hour
The Flintstones
Scooby's All-Stars
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
What a Cartoon!
The Tom and Jerry Show
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Top Cat
The Atom Ant Show
2 Stupid Dogs
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
The Magilla Gorilla Show
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
The Yogi Bear Show
The Addams Family
Wacky Races
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
The Huckleberry Hound Show
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Challenge of the GoBots
The Flintstone Kids
Pac-Man
Quiet Please!
The Peter Potamus Show
The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series
Snooper and Blabber
Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry
Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
Space Stars
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
Hong Kong Phooey
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
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