..THIS IS A TRIBUTE PAGE TO HANNA BARBERA AND THE MANY WELL KNOWN CARTOON THEY MADE MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AND THE CARTOON THEM MADE LIVE ON FOR GENERATIONS TO COME IF YOU HAVE A FAVORITE HANNA BARBERA CARTOON THAT IS NOT ON MY PAGE AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT HERE JUST MESSAGE ME AND I WILL BE GLADE TO PUT IT ON MY PAGEWilliam Hanna passed away march 22, 2001 at the age of 90, survived by his wife, Violet, a son, a daughter, seven grandchildren and, of course, Fred Flintstone, George Jetson, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Top Cat and too many other pen strokes of genius to mention. with his partner Joseph Barbera, Hanna all but invented TV cartoons, and if the duo never achieved the artistry or impact of Walt Disney, Hanna-Barbera Studios made a delightful contibution to pop culture. Hanna's legacy, like his colorful characters, won't fade anytime soon.
..Joseph Barbera, one half of the team behind such cartoon classics as The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo and Huckleberry Hound, has died, in 2006 at age 95.He died of natural causes at home with his wife, Sheila, at his side.With William Hanna, Barbera founded Hanna-Barbera in the 1950s, after the pair had earlier worked on the Tom and Jerry cartoons at MGM studios."Joe will live on through his work," said Warner Brothers chairman and CEO, Barry Meyer."The characters he created with his late partner, William Hanna, are not only animated superstars but also a very beloved part of American pop culture," Mr Meyer said.Cat and mouse collaborationBarbera grew up in Brooklyn and started to pursue a career in banking.But his amateur sketches soon became the raw material for cartoons in magazines, which then took him into animation.He met Hanna - who died in 2001 - at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in the late 1930s and collaborated on a cartoon called Puss Gets the Boot, which led to the creation of the cat and mouse characters, Tom and Jerry.Their 17-year partnership on the Tom and Jerry series resulted in seven Academy Awards and 14 nominations in total.The pair left MGM and formed Hanna-Barbera Studios in 1957, where they created numerous classic characters, including The Jetsons and The Flintstones.Following Hanna's death, Joseph Barbera remained active as an executive producer for Warner Brothers Animation on TV series such as What's New, Scooby-Doo? and Tom and Jerry Tales.
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