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William Hanna
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.
As director
Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940–1958)
Tom and Jerry Chaos Concerto
Scooby-Doo! and the Skeletons
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog
Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers
Il Meglio di... Tom & Jerry - Volume 1
Hard Luck Duck
I Yabba-Dabba Do!
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
Jetsons: The Movie
Les p'tits schtroumpfs
Rock Odyssey
Le bébé schtroumpf
Stay Awake or Else...
The Count of Monte Cristo
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Three Musketeers
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
A Christmas Story
Oliver and the Artful Dodger
Yogi's Ark Lark
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
The Last of the Curlews
The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
As actor
Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!
Tom & Jerry
The House That Cat Built
On a Roll
Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One
Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
The Flintstones
I Yabba-Dabba Do!
The Last Halloween
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Hanna-Barbera's Christmas Sing-A-Long!
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Here Comes a Star
Timid Tabby
Pet Peeve
Puppy Tale
Dangerous When Wet
Saturday Evening Puss
Garden Gopher
Little Quacker
The Little Orphan
Bad Luck Blackie
Polka-Dot Puss
The Truce Hurts