Animator
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Mar 22, 2011, 8:15 PM
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William Hanna - the decennial of his death
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It has been a full decade to the day since legendary animator/producer William Denby Hanna died of throat cancer in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, at the age of 91. Hanna and his partner Joseph Roland Barbera (1911-2006) are of course well-known for an impressive chunk of cartoon history which was the epitome of many a Saturday Morning: Tom and Jerry, Ruff and Reddy, Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Loopy DeLoop, Josie and The Pussy Cats, Cattanooga Cats, Harlem Globetrotters, Space Ghost, Birdman, Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor, Speed Buggy, Jeannie, Partridge Family 2200 A.D., Sealab 2020, The Jetsons, Top Cat, Jonny Quest, Super Friends, Hong Kong Phooey, Grape Ape, Mumbly, Jabberjaw, Dynomutt, Clue Club, Super Friends, Skatebirds, The Banana Splits, and a host of others, winning Oscars and Emmies for their magnificent efforts.
As we well know, Willie and Joe's legacy continues to live on. 
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Aaron Handy III - ah07_1999@yahoo.com
My TV Web Shrine - http://tvwebshrine.tvheaven.com/
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Supervising Animator
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Mar 29, 2011, 8:53 PM
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Re: William Hanna - the decennial of his death
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I saw the 50th H-B Anniversary on YouTube. Well...it didn't have ALL the shows (I think Loopy de Loop was omitted) but it has a great vid of the H-B Band!...And Tony Danza was in it too!
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Thank God for kids who love obscure things-Lee Hazelwood (1929-2007)
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Key Animator / Contributor
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Apr 2, 2011, 1:37 AM
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Re: William Hanna - the decennial of his death
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His autobiography, A Cast Of Friends, details Bill Hanna's start as a janitor in Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising's studio at $18 per week. Learning through immersion, Hanna became their head of ink and paint, until 1930, when he directed his first credited cartoon, To Spring.
When Harman and Ising studio couldn't meet their production demands, MGM founded their own in-house animation studio, and hired Hanna from its outset. It was there that he met Joe Barbera ... and the rest is Cartoon History.
Harman-Ising apprenticeship, MGM heyday work, their own Hanna-Barbera studios, and subsequent Cartoon Network contributions: it all adds up to more than Eight Thousand Cartoons that Bill Hanna had a hand in making. That legend won't fade any time soon! 
And that's an excellent photo, Aaron. Thank you for sharing.
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