William Hanna

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William Hanna was an American animator, director, and producer best known as the co-founder of the Hanna-Barbera studio, which created iconic cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo.

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instanceOf animator
businessperson
film director
film producer
human
screenwriter
television producer
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons
surface form: Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoon
causeOfDeath esophageal cancer
coFounded Hanna-Barbera
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1910-07-14
dateOfDeath 2001-03-22
employer Hanna-Barbera
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Warner Bros. Animation
familyName Hanna
fieldOfWork animation
film
television
fullName William Hanna self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Denby Hanna
genre animated comedy
givenName William
knownFor co-creating Tom and Jerry
co-founding Hanna-Barbera
pioneering television animation
marriageStart 1936
notableCharacterCreated Fred Flintstone
Huckleberry Hound
Jerry Mouse
Scooby-Doo
Tom Cat
Yogi Bear
notableWork Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The Flintstones
The Huckleberry Hound Show
The Jetsons
The Yogi Bear Show
Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts for MGM)
surface form: Tom and Jerry
numberOfAcademyAwardsWonForTomAndJerry 7
numberOfChildren 2
occupation animator
film director
film producer
screenwriter
television producer
voice actor
partnerInBusinessWith Joseph Barbera
placeOfBirth Melrose, New Mexico
surface form: Melrose, New Mexico, United States
placeOfDeath North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
surface form: North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
religion Methodism
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Violet Blanch Wogatzke

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Barney Rubble creator William Hanna
The Flintstones creator William Hanna
Charlotte's Web (1973 film) producer William Hanna
The Jetsons creator William Hanna
Yogi Bear creator William Hanna
Huckleberry Hound creator William Hanna
The Huckleberry Hound Show creator William Hanna
The Yogi Bear Show creator William Hanna
The Yogi Bear Show hasProducer William Hanna
Top Cat creator William Hanna
Wacky Races creator William Hanna
Quick Draw McGraw creator William Hanna
Magilla Gorilla creator William Hanna
Fred Flintstone creator William Hanna
George Jetson creator William Hanna
Boo-Boo Bear creator William Hanna
Barnard Rubble creator William Hanna
Rubble createdBy William Hanna
subject surface form: Barney Rubble
Bamm-Bamm Rubble createdBy William Hanna
Bedrock createdBy William Hanna
Wilma Flintstone creator William Hanna
Pebbles Flintstone createdBy William Hanna
Mr. Spacely createdBy William Hanna
Betty Rubble creator William Hanna
Meet the Flintstones lyricist William Hanna
William Hanna fullName William Hanna self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Denby Hanna
Joseph Barbera partnerInCompanyWith William Hanna
Tom & Jerry (2021 film) voiceActorOfTom William Hanna
this entity surface form: William Hanna (archival sounds)
Tom & Jerry (2021 film) voiceActorOfJerry William Hanna
this entity surface form: William Hanna (archival sounds)