William Hanna

Directing

Born July 14, 1910 · Melrose, New Mexico, USA

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.

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Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940–1958)

2025

Scooby-Doo! and the Skeletons

2012

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

2011

Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection

2004

Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog

2002

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

2002

Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers

2000

Il Meglio di... Tom & Jerry - Volume 1

1997

Wind-Up Wolf

1996

Hard Luck Duck

1995

The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby

1993

I Yabba-Dabba Do!

1993

Jetsons: The Movie

1990

Les p'tits schtroumpfs

1988

Rock Odyssey

1987

Le bébé schtroumpf

1984

Stay Awake or Else...

1975

The Three Musketeers

1973

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1973

The Count of Monte Cristo

1973

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

1973

A Christmas Story

1972

The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park

1972

The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

1972

Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection

1972

The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik

1972

Oliver and the Artful Dodger

1972

The Last of the Curlews

1972

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

1972

Yogi's Ark Lark

1972

Shutter Bugged Cat

1967

The Man Called Flintstone

1966

Matinee Mouse

1966

Big Mouse-Take

1965

Crow's Fete

1965

Pork Chop Phooey

1965

Horse Shoo

1965

Christmas Flintstone

1964

Bear Knuckles

1964

Trouble Bruin

1964

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!

1964

Bear Hug

1964

Elephantastic

1964

Raggedy Rug

1964

Habit Rabbit

1963

Crook Who Cried Wolf

1963

Bear Up!

1963

Drum-Sticked

1963

Not in Nottingham

1963

Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing

1963

Sheep Stealers Anonymous

1963

A Fallible Fable

1963

Watcha Watchin'?

1963

Chicken Hearted Wolf

1963

Just a Wolf at Heart

1963

Bunnies Abundant

1962

Rancid Ransom

1962

Chicken Fracas-See

1962

Slippery Slippers

1962

Bearly Able

1962

Common Scents

1962

Swash Buckled

1962

Beef For And After

1962

Bungle Uncle

1962

Yogi's Birthday Party

1962

Loopy's Hare-do

1961

Kooky Loopy

1961

Catch Meow

1961

Child Sock-Cology

1961

Zoo is Company

1961

Fee Fie Foes

1961

This Is My Ducky Day

1961

Two Faced Wolf

1961

Happy Go Loopy

1961

Count Down Clown

1961

No Biz Like Shoe Biz

1960

Here, Kiddie, Kiddie

1960

The Do-Good Wolf

1960

Snoopy Loopy

1960

Creepy Time Pal

1960

Life with Loopy

1960

Tale of a Wolf

1960

Little Bo Bopped

1959

Wolf Hounded

1959

Tot Watchers

1958

Robin Hoodwinked

1958

The Vanishing Duck

1958

Royal Cat Nap

1958

Happy Go Ducky

1958

Tom's Photo Finish

1957

Mucho Mouse

1957

Scat Cats

1957

Feedin' the Kiddie

1957

Timid Tabby

1957

Give and Tyke

1957

Tops with Pops

1957

Barbecue Brawl

1956

Blue Cat Blues

1956

Down Beat Bear

1956

Muscle Beach Tom

1956

Busy Buddies

1956

The Egg and Jerry

1956

The Flying Sorceress

1956

Good Will to Men

1955

That's My Mommy

1955

Pecos Pest

1955

Smarty Cat

1955

Tom and Chérie

1955

Designs on Jerry

1955

Mouse for Sale

1955

Pup on a Picnic

1955

Southbound Duckling

1955

Touché, Pussy Cat!

1954

Pet Peeve

1954

Downhearted Duckling

1954

Neapolitan Mouse

1954

Mice Follies

1954

Baby Butch

1954

Little School Mouse

1954

Hic-cup Pup

1954

Posse Cat

1954

Puppy Tale

1954

Life with Tom

1953

Two Little Indians

1953

Just Ducky

1953

That's My Pup!

1953

Johann Mouse

1953

Jerry and Jumbo

1953

The Missing Mouse

1953

The Dog House

1952

Cruise Cat

1952

Push-Button Kitty

1952

Fit to Be Tied

1952

Little Runaway

1952

Triplet Trouble

1952

Smitten Kitten

1952

The Two Mouseketeers

1952

The Duck Doctor

1952

The Flying Cat

1952

Cat Napping

1951

Nit-Witty Kitty

1951

Slicked-up Pup

1951

His Mouse Friday

1951

Sleepy-Time Tom

1951

Jerry's Cousin

1951

Jerry and the Goldfish

1951

Casanova Cat

1951

Cue Ball Cat

1950

The Framed Cat

1950

The Hollywood Bowl

1950

Safety Second

1950

Jerry and the Lion

1950

Texas Tom

1950

Saturday Evening Puss

1950

Little Quacker

1950

Tennis Chumps

1949

Jerry's Diary

1949

Love That Pup

1949

The Cat and the Mermouse

1949

Heavenly Puss

1949

Hatch Up Your Troubles

1949

The Little Orphan

1949

Polka-Dot Puss

1949

Mouse Cleaning

1948

Professor Tom

1948

Old Rockin' Chair Tom

1948

The Truce Hurts

1948

Make Mine Freedom

1948

Kitty Foiled

1948

The Invisible Mouse

1947

A Mouse in the House

1947

Salt Water Tabby

1947

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse

1947

The Cat Concerto

1947

Part Time Pal

1947

Cat Fishin'

1947

Solid Serenade

1946

Trap Happy

1946

The Milky Waif

1946

Springtime for Thomas

1946

Quiet Please!

1945

Flirty Birdy

1945

Tee for Two

1945

Mouse in Manhattan

1945

The Mouse Comes to Dinner

1945

Mouse Trouble

1944

Puttin' on the Dog

1944

The Bodyguard

1944

The Million Dollar Cat

1944

The Zoot Cat

1944

Baby Puss

1943

War Dogs

1943

The Yankee Doodle Mouse

1943

The Lonesome Mouse

1943

Sufferin' Cats!

1943

Fine Feathered Friend

1942

The Bowling Alley-Cat

1942

Puss n' Toots

1942

Dog Trouble

1942

Fraidy Cat

1942

The Night Before Christmas

1941

Officer Pooch

1941

The Midnight Snack

1941

The Goose Goes South

1941

Gallopin' Gals

1940

Swing Social

1940

Puss Gets the Boot

1940

Old Smokey

1938

What a Lion!

1938

Blue Monday

1938

To Spring

1936

William Hanna

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