William Hanna

Known for DirectingBorn 1910-07-14Died 2001-03-22Melrose, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

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

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies

Snorks: Bubbles of Fun

Teen Force

Wonder Wheels

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales

Lost in Space

Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection

Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates

Crook Who Cried Wolf

Watcha Watchin'?

Zoo is Company

Two Faced Wolf

Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers

Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection

This Is My Ducky Day

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob

Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog

Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One

Night of the Living Doo

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

Cyrano

The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik

Horse Shoo

Sheep Stealers Anonymous

Not in Nottingham

No Biz Like Shoe Biz

Little Bo Bopped

David and Goliath

The Last of the Curlews

Star Fairies

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!

The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

Shirt Tales

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

Scooby's All-Stars

The Flintstone Comedy Hour

Paw Paws

Tom and Jerry Tales