William Hanna
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Biography
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.
Known For
Production Credits
Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs
Godzilla
The Gary Coleman Show
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
Jeannie
The Three Musketeers
The Peter Potamus Show
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry
Casper And The Angels
Popeye and Son
Tom & Jerry
The New Fred and Barney Show
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
Young Samson & Goliath
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Inch High, Private Eye
The Biskitts
Dinky Dog
Yo Yogi!
Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Buford and the Galloping Ghost
Josie and the Pussycats
Wonder Wheels
Snooper and Blabber
The Jetsons
Valley of the Dinosaurs
Jellystone!
Top Cat
Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
The Mumbly Cartoon Show
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
The Space Kidettes
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Yogi's Space Race
Tom and Jerry
The Flintstones
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Tom and Jerry in New York
Richie Rich
Lost in Space
Quick Draw McGraw
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
Micro Ventures
Dumb and Dumber
Shazzan
Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase
The Yogi Bear Show
Tom and Jerry Tales
The Secret Squirrel Show
Hägar the Horrible
Charlotte's Web
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
The Flintstones
The Addams Family
The Dukes
The Roman Holidays
The Flintstone Comedy Hour
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
The New Shmoo
The Magilla Gorilla Show
Trollkins
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
The Tom and Jerry Show
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
The Huckleberry Hound Show
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Sealab 2020
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
Butch Cassidy
Shirt Tales
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks
Space Stars
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
The Atom Ant Show
The Ruff and Reddy Show
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Fred and Barney Meet The Thing
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
The Robonic Stooges
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Gravedale High
Harlem Globetrotters
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
Arabian Knights
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
Snorks
The All-New Popeye Hour
Scooby-Doo
Jonny Quest
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
Pink Panther and Sons
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
Wacky Races
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The Super Globetrotters
Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
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