Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera (March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. The studio produced popular cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo, as well as the musical film Charlotte's Web. is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... NY redirects here. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... d Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A cartoonist at work. ... . ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... William Denby Bill Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Huckleberry Hound is a fictional cartoon character created by Hanna-Barbera, and the star of the late 1950s animated series The Huckleberry Hound Show, Hanna-Barberas second series made for television after The Ruff & Reddy Show. ... The Flintstones is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... The Jetsons was a prime-time animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and aired on Sunday nights on ABC from September 23, 1962 to March 3, 1963. ... Scooby-doo is also British naval divers slang for civilian sport scuba diver. Scooby-Doo is an important character in animation up to this day Scooby-Doo is a long-running animated series produced for television by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1969 to 1986, 1988 to 1991, and from 2002... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Charlottes Web Charlottes Web, a childrens book by E. B. White, was adapted into an animated, musical film by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Productions in 1973. ...

Biography

Early years

Joseph Barbera (pronounced bar-BEAR-uh) was born in the Little Italy section of Manhattan,^{[citation needed]} New York to a Lebanese parents.^[1] Food vendors line the streets of Little Italy. ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. ...

Career

Barbera started his career as a tailor's delivery boy. During the Great Depression he tried unsuccessfully to become a magazine cartoonist for a magazine called The NY Hits Magazine. In 1932, he joined the Van Beuren Studio as an animator and scriptwriter. He worked on cartoons such as Cubby Bear, and Rainbow Parades and also co-produced Tom and Jerry (a couple of boys, unrelated to his later cat-and-mouse series). When Van Beuren closed down in 1936, Barbera moved over to the MGM studios. The Great Depression started after October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Van Beuren Studios was an animation studio that produced theatrical cartoons from 1928-1936. ... Tom and Jerry were fictional characters that starred in a series of early sound cartoons produced by the Van Beuren Studios. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ...

Lured by a substantial salary increase, Barbera left Terrytoons and New York for the new MGM cartoon unit in California in 1937. The following year he teamed up with William Hanna to direct theatrical short cartoons; Barbera was the storyboard/layout artist, and Hanna was in charge of the timing. Their first venture was Puss Gets the Boot (1940), the first Tom and Jerry film, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best (Cartoon) Short Subject. Mighty Mouse, the signature character of the studio. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Denby Bill Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera. ... Puss Gets the Boot is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on February 10, 1940 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This class was known as Short Subjects, cartoons from 1932 until 1970, and as Short Subjects, animated films from 1971 to 1973. ...

Hanna-Barbera founders William Hanna and Joseph Barbera pose with several of the Emmy awards the Hanna-Barbera studio has won.

Hanna and Barbera's 17-year partnership on the Tom & Jerry series resulted in 7 Academy Awards for Best (Cartoon) Short Subject, and 14 total nominations, more than any other character-based theatrical animated series. Hanna and Barbera were placed in charge of MGM's animation division in late 1955; however, this proved short-lived as MGM closed the division in 1957. They subsequently teamed up to produce the series The Ruff & Reddy Show, under the name H-B Enterprises, soon changed to Hanna-Barbera Productions. By using the limited animation techniques, Hanna and Barbera could provide programming for networks at reduced cost. Image File history File links Bill-hanna-and-joe-barbera. ... Image File history File links Bill-hanna-and-joe-barbera. ... William Denby Bill Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera. ... An Emmy Award. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... // Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ruff & Reddy Show was a Hanna-Barbera animated series starring Ruff, a cat voiced by Don Messick, and Reddy, a dog voiced by Daws Butler. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Limited animation is a process of making animated cartoons that does not follow a realistic approach. ...

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Hanna-Barbera had been a subsidiary of Taft Broadcasting (later Great American Communications) since 1967. The studio thrived until 1991, when it was sold to Turner Broadcasting. Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors and periodically worked on new Hanna-Barbera shows, including the What-a-Cartoon! series. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Turner Broadcasting logo Turner Broadcasting System (often abbreviated to Turner), based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward Ted Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. ... What-A-Cartoon! (originally known as World Premiere Toons, also known as Cartoon Cartoons), was the mid-1990s animation showcase that appeared on the Cartoon Network. ...

Hanna-Barbera, received eight Emmys, including the Governors Award of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1988. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Their strengths melded perfectly, critic Leonard Maltin wrote in his book Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. Barbera brought the comic gags and skilled drawing, while Hanna brought warmth and a keen sense of timing. Maltin wrote:

"This writing-directing team may hold a record for producing consistently superior cartoons using the same characters year after year - without a break or change in routine."

Hanna, who died in 2001, once said he was never a good artist but his partner could "capture mood and expression in a quick sketch better than anyone I've ever known." Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

After Hanna's death, Barbera remained active as an executive producer for Warner Bros. Animation on television series such as What's New, Scooby-Doo? and Tom and Jerry Tales. He also wrote, co-storyboarded, co-directed and co-produced the theatrical Tom and Jerry short The Karateguard in 2005, thus returning to his and Hanna's first successful cartoon format. Whats New, Scooby-Doo? was the ninth incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. ... Tom and Jerry Tales is an animated television series, currently airing on The CWs Kids WB block. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2001, Tom and Jerry cartoon, The Mansion Cat, Barbera was the houseowner's voice actor. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Mansion Cat is a 2001 Tom and Jerry cartoon. ...

Death

Barbera died at the age of 95 of natural causes at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles on December 18, 2006, ending a seventy-year career in animation.^[2] His wife Sheila was at his side when he died,^[2] and three children by a previous marriage also survived him: Jayne, Neal and Lynn. Cartoon Network put up a bumper in late December 2006 that showed Barbera in a black marker portrait. In the next scene, the words "We'll miss you" were written above the Cartoon Network logo. Adult Swim had a banner that said Joseph Barbera 1911-2006 with the banner fading out without to [adult swim] logo, something they only do when a person they consider important passes away. Dope Hiphop crew out of Sydney Australia. ... Studio City is a four-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Cartoon Network (commonly referred to as CN) is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... Adult Swim, sometimes rendered [adult swim] based on its logo, is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ...

Bibliography

• Autobiography: My Life In Toons (1994), published by Turner Publishing
• Hanna Barbera Cartoons by Michael Mallory
• Daws Butler: Characters Actor by Ben Ohmart and Joe Bevilacqua, published by Bear Manor Media, http://www.bearmanormedia.com

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See also

• List of entertainer pairs

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Reference

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External links

• Joseph Barbera at the Internet Movie Database
• Joseph Barbera profile from Tom and Jerry Online
• Hanna Barbera Studios
• Obituary at BBC news
• Extended biography
• Mark Evanier's recollections
• National Public Radio Joe Barbera Obituary by Joe Bevilacqua
• 1990 WNYC Radio Interview with Joe Barbera by Joe Bevilacqua
• Official Daws Butler Website - Voice of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons