William Hanna

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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...

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Love, American StyleSeries • 1969The FlintstonesSeries • 1960Tom & Jerry Kids ShowSeries • 1990Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedSeries • 2010Johnny BravoSeries • 1997Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-DooSeries • 1979The JetsonsSeries • 1962Super FriendsSeries • 1973ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries • 1972SnorksSeries • 1984Jellystone!Series • 2021Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!Series • 1969The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestSeries • 1996What a Cartoon!Series • 1995Scooby's All-StarsSeries • 1977The Atom Ant ShowSeries • 1965Harvey Birdman, Attorney at LawSeries • 2000Tom and Jerry TalesSeries • 2006The Yogi Bear ShowSeries • 1961Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying MachinesSeries • 1969GodzillaSeries • 1978SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronSeries • 1993Space Ghost and Dino BoySeries • 1966Tom & JerryMovie • 2021