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Hanna-Barbera Biography 6h6f10

Dec 27, 2006

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Bill Hanna
July 7, 1910 to March 3, 2001

Joe Barbera 6q6v50

March 24, 1911 to present

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Bill Hanna began his workin' years at a profession as well.

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In 1937, both Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera ed the team of cartoonists at MGM studios in Hollywood, where they were paired up to work on a little cartoons and continued on as a drawing/producing team for the rest of their careers.

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Faced with MGM studios shutting down their animation department in 1957, Hanna and Barbera decided to strike out on their own and created Hanna-Barbera Productions that same year.

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  • Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera worked together for nearly 50 years.
  • Between 1943 and 1953, the two animators won seven Oscars for their work on Tom and Jerry.
  • The very first characters created at the Hanna-Barbera studios were Ruff and Ready (which was a cat and dog duo this time) and Huckleberry Hound.

    A Few Hanna-Barbera Credits: 3c4l2p

  • Yogi Bear (1960)
  • The Flintstones (1960)
  • The Jetsons (1962)
  • Magilla Gorilla (1964)
  • Scooby-Doo Where Are You? (1969)
  • Josie and the Pussycats (1970)
  • The Harlem Globetrotters (1970)
  • Scooby & Scrappy-Doo (1979)
  • The Smurfs (1981)
  • The Snorks (1984)

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