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Alias Name(s): William Hanna & Joseph Barbera, Bill
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Melrose, New Mexico, USA
Birthday: 7-14-1910
Birth Name: William Denby Hanna
Date of Death: 3-23-2001
Cause of Death: Throat Cancer
American animator and producer born in Melrose, New Mexico, on July 14, 1910. William Hanna studied to become a structural engineer but had to drop out of college with the onset of the Depression. A talent for drawing led him to join the Harman-Ising animation studio in 1930; there he worked for seven years in the story and layout departments. When the MGM animation unit was established in...

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He has a son called David Hanna. (edit)
Hanna used to see himself more as a director rather than Barbera who was more into story development. (edit)
Hanna branched out into television and formed the company Shield Productions to partner with animator Jay Ward who had created the series Crusader Rabbit. (edit)
Hanna used to supply all the screams and yelps of Tom in the shorts without credit when he did Tom & Jerry. (edit)
The first cartoon Hanna did with Barbera was Puss Gets the Boot. (edit)

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"Talented"
talented
Continue » Posted Sep 1, 2007 8:02 am PST
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"One of the all-time greats"
He's one of the all-time greats in cartoon history.
Continue » Posted Mar 7, 2007 2:46 pm PST
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