biography
pronunciation:
[hana bah(r)bera]
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| Animated cartoonists, in partnership for nearly 50 years. William (Denby) Hanna (1910–2001), born in Melrose, New Mexico, USA, was a structural engineer by training. He turned to cartooning in 1930, and became one of the first directors at the new MGM animation studio in 1937, making Rudolph Dirks's Captain and the Kids. He then teamed up with Joseph (Roland) Barbera (1911– ), born in New York City, who initially worked as an accountant, drawing cartoons for magazines in his spare time. He joined MGM as an artist at the same time as Hanna. Together they created the first Tom and Jerry cartoon (1939), and produced more than 200 films of the series (1940–57), winning seven Oscars between 1943 and 1952. Working as Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1957, they created numerous television cartoon series using computer animation, including The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, and Huckleberry Hound. |
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