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.
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