Sunday, July 14, 2024

William Hanna's Birth Anniversary


 

William Hanna, born on 14 July 1910, in Melrose, New Mexico, USA, was an American animator who formed a partnership with Joseph Barbara in 1957 after they have created "Tom and Jerry" (1940). They became the first animation studio to successfully produce animation especially for television.

Some of their best-known series include "The Huckleberry Hound Show" (1958), "The Flintstones" (1960), "The Jetsons" (1962) and "The Smurfs" (1981).

Together they have won six Emmy Awards and were nominated for two Academy Awards. They won the first Emmy for an animated programme.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Constantine II Death Anniversary

  Constantine II , the last king of Greece from 1964 to 1974, passed away on 10 January 2023, in Athens, Greece, aged 82. After spending W...