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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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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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The Flintstones
Tom & Jerry
The Flintstones
Tom and Jerry
Production Credits
Wonder Wheels
Popeye and Son
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Gary Coleman Show
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
Arabian Knights
The Dukes
Butch Cassidy
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Gravedale High
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
Trollkins
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey
Richie Rich
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Inch High, Private Eye
Jonny Quest
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
The Flintstones
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
The Biskitts
Young Samson & Goliath
The New Shmoo
Yo Yogi!
The Tom and Jerry Show
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Jellystone!
Godzilla
The Addams Family
Top Cat
Shirt Tales
The Yogi Bear Show
Pink Panther and Sons
Lost in Space
Josie and the Pussycats
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
The Roman Holidays
Quick Draw McGraw
Tom and Jerry Tales
Snorks
Dinky Dog
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
Fred and Barney Meet The Thing
Snooper and Blabber
Tom and Jerry in New York
Buford and the Galloping Ghost
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The Magilla Gorilla Show
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
The Robonic Stooges
Space Stars
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
The Ruff and Reddy Show
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
Sealab 2020
Micro Ventures
The Huckleberry Hound Show
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
The Space Kidettes
Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase
The Flintstone Comedy Hour
Valley of the Dinosaurs
The Super Globetrotters
The Three Musketeers
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land
The Atom Ant Show
The Jetsons
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
Charlotte's Web
Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs
Harlem Globetrotters
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
The New Fred and Barney Show
Jeannie
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
Casper And The Angels
The All-New Popeye Hour
Dumb and Dumber
Wacky Races
The Secret Squirrel Show
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry
The Mumbly Cartoon Show
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Hägar the Horrible
Tom & Jerry
The Flintstones
Yogi's Space Race
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Shazzan
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
The Peter Potamus Show
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
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