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William Hanna

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William Denby Hanna was an American animator, voice actor and musician, born in Melrose, New Mexico Territory, on 14 July 1910 and died on 22 March 2001. Hanna and Joseph Barbera co-created Tom and Jerry and founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera, with Hanna providing the vocal effects for the title characters of Tom and Jerry. His career ran from 1930 to 2001. Within this atlas William Hanna is credited on The Flintstones.

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Primetime Emmy Award 1
Birth Year
1910 1
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Animation, Media Forms
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Source The Flintstones, Wikipedia
Source Tom and Jerry (Wikipedia)
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1. William Hanna (Wikipedia)
  • Article lead sentence
    William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910, March 22, 2001) was an American animator, voice actor, and musician.
  • Article text
    In all, the Hanna-Barbera team won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards, including the 1960 award for The Huckleberry Hound Show, which was the first Emmy awarded to an animated series.
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The Flintstones, Wikipedia
Works Created: The Flintstones, Infobox: creator
Quote, Works Created: The Flintstones, Infobox: creator
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
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Tom and Jerry (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Tom and Jerry, Lead
Quote, Works Created: Tom and Jerry, Lead
Tom and Jerry (also known as Tom & Jerry) is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
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