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  Cartoon Network Studios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hanna and Barbera were first teamed together while working at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studio in 1939.
Hanna, Barbera, and MGM live-action director George Sidney formed Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1944 while working for the studio, and used the side company to work on ancillary projects, including early television commercials and the original opening titles to I Love Lucy.
Hanna and Barbera hired most of their MGM unit to work for Hanna-Barbera Productions, which became a full-fledged production company starting in 1957.
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 William Hanna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hanna started his career in 1931 when he learned that Leon Schlesinger Productions, producers of animated cartoons for Warner Bros., were hiring staff.
Hanna and Barbera were placed in charge of MGM's animation division in late 1955; this was short-lived, as MGM closed the division in 1957.
Hanna died on March 22, 2001 at the age of 90.
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 Hanna-Barbera Productions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hanna and Barbera had created the Tom and Jerry cartoon series for MGM in 1940, and they formed Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1944 while working for the studio.
After an award-winning stint in which they won eight Oscars, Hanna and Barbera left MGM when the studio closed its animation studio in 1955.
The state of the field of animation changed during the 1980s and 1990s, and Hanna-Barbera fell behind as a new wave of animators and production studios introduced variety into the market for TV cartoons.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/hanna_barbera_productions   (739 words)

  
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In 1957 Hanna and Barbera struck out on their own and formed Hanna-Barbera Productions with a view to producing cartoon films for television as well as for theatrical release.
In the early 1960s the phenomenal success of The Flintstones boosted the studio to the top of the TV cartoon field; Hanna-Barbera Productions was sold to Taft Communications in 1966 for a reported $26 million, with Hanna and Barbera remaining at the head of the company.
There is no artistic reason why Hanna and Barbera, who proved themselves very talented craftsmen during their halcyon days at MGM, could not have used limited animation to better effect than they have in all their days as independent producers.
www.tomandjerryonline.com /hanna.cfm   (452 words)

  
 William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
William Hanna was born in 1911 in Melrose, New Mexico.
Joseph Barbera was born in New York in 1905 to Vincent and Frances Barbera of Palermo, Italy.
 Barbera is president of the Greek and Huntington Hartford theatres, and chairman of the executive board of the Los Angeles City and County Earthquake Preparedness Committee.
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 Hanna and Barbera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William (Denby) Hanna was born in 1910 in Melrose, NM.
Hanna and Barbara dotingly say that, at every moment, somewhere in the world, someone is watching The Flintstones.
Both Hanna and Barbara are retired, but still tour the country, attending art shows and signing cells.
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 Hanna, William and Joseph Barbara
Furthermore, a great many of the characters originally created by Hanna and Barbera for the small screen have crossed the boundaries into film, books, toys, and all manner of other media, becoming virtually ubiquitous as cultural icons.
The careers of comedy writer Bill Hanna and cartoonist Joe Barbera merged in 1940, when both were working in the Cartoon Department at MGM Studios.
While this is evidence of the timeless entertainment value of animated programming, it also reflects the astute business sense of Hanna and Barbera and their ability to recognize trends in the entertainment industry.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/H/htmlH/hannawillia/hannawillia.htm   (922 words)

  
 Hanna-Barbera Biography | Bill Hanna | Joe Barbera | Scooby-Doo Creators | Flintstones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bill Hanna began his workin' years at a California engineering firm and it wasn't until 1930 that he decided to take a job in cartooning.
In 1937, both Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera joined the team of cartoonists at MGM studios in Hollywood, where they were paired up to work on a little cartoon about a cat and mouse duo called Tom and Jerry.
Faced with MGM studios shutting down their animation department in 1957, Hanna and Barbera decided to strike out on their own and created Hanna-Barbera Productions that same year.
www.kidzworld.com /site/p2230.htm   (197 words)

  
 Hanna-Barbera Info
Hanna there wouldn't be a Scooby Doo, or a Fred Flinstone, or a Huckleberry Hound, or a Yogi Bear, or a Jonny Quest, or the Smurfs, or over 2,000 other characters created by the awesome pair.
Their first project was "Gallopin' Gals." In 1939 Hanna and Barbera collaborated again, this time on "Puss Gets the Boot," the cartoon that would propel Tom, the cat, and Jerry, the mouse, to cartoon stardom.
Hanna and Barbera are lending their individual talents to the World Premier Toons project, 48 seven-minute cartoon shorts, the first of which aired on the Cartoon Network last February.
www.angelfire.com /stars/ScooobyDooobyDooo/hbinfo.html   (1627 words)

  
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Hanna and Barbera are names synonymous with animation.
In 1957, Joe Barbera and Bill Hanna created their own studio, originally called H.B Enterprises and later renamed, which remains one of the largest cartoon producers in the US.
Meeting the challenge, Hanna and Barbera reduced the heavy production costs by reusing backgrounds and cels.
www.stthom.edu /bschool/source/courses/misy1325/mw/cartoon/cartooncartoons.html   (419 words)

  
 Hanna, William; and Barbera, Joseph --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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He was an industrialist who became convinced that the welfare of industry, and therefore the nation, was bound with the fortunes of the Republican party.
Short biography of Hanna Fromm, focusing on her founding of the Fromm Institute For Lifelong Learning at the University of San Francisco.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9039151?tocId=9039151   (737 words)

  
 Hanna-Barbera cartoons - Nostalgia Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William Denby Hanna and Joseph Barbera have had a powerful and lasting impact on television animation.
Since the late 1950s, Hanna-Barbera programs have been a staple of television entertainment, and many of the characters originally created by Hanna and Barbera for the small screen have crossed into film, books, toys, comics and have become cultural icons.
So Hanna and Barbera turned their efforts toward creating a cartoon for prime time.
www.nostalgiacentral.com /tv/kids/hanna.htm   (461 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Hanna-Barbera Studio
By that time, Hanna and Barbera had created a minor character here and there, done a non-series cartoon or two — and directed over 100 Tom & Jerry shorts, seven of which won Academy Awards.
To cut production costs to the bone, Hanna and Barbera worked out a system of what they called "planned animation".
Instead of animating an entire figure, only those body parts that moved were animated, with the rest held steady — that way, most of the body could be treated as background, with one drawing sufficing for an entire scene.
www.toonopedia.com /hannabar.htm   (991 words)

  
 The Flintstones
Because of the lowered cost and the appeal of animation to children, limited animation became the format of choice for children's television in the 1960s, a decade in which children's programming became almost entirely animated.
Perhaps the most enduring product developed in this ancillary line was Flintstones vitamins, also used as a sponsor for the program.
Citing the difficulties children might have in distinguishing cartoon characters from the products made in their likenesses, critics attacked the practice of advertising vitamins to children, and such ads were withdrawn in 1972.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/F/htmlF/flintstones/flintstones.htm   (601 words)

  
 Hanna Barbera Productions, Inc. Novelty Glassware
Like so many other motion picture companies, Hanna Barbera had promotional glassware manufactured to promote many of their productions.
The 1986 Hanna Barbera "Freddy" Flintstone tumbler (left photo) was produced for distribution by Pizza Hut to promote "The Flintstone Kids"; in excellent condition with vibrant color and no damage.
The 1986 Hanna Barbera "Wilma" Flintstone tumbler (right photo) was produced for distribution by Pizza Hut to promote "The Flintstone Kids"; in excellent condition with vibrant color and no damage.
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 Hanna-Barbera Productions Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc
We see the words “H-B Production Co.” This could be in any font; in many examples it appears in the H-B script font, but some shows have it in a more generic font.
In the purple rectangle, to the right of the star/bolt contraption, is "A SOUTHERN STAR" in a yellow-colored thin italic font, and in the yellow bottom rectangle is "Hanna Barbera Australia Production" in purple and the font normally used for "Hanna-Barbera Productions" on the swirl logo.
In 2001, coinciding with the death of William Hanna, AOL Time Warner finally retired the “Hanna-Barbera” brand name, and moved its Cartoon Network original productions to new studios.
members.fortunecity.com /teamfx2000/Kids_Cartoons/hannabarbera.htm   (3996 words)

  
 Los Angeles Business Journal: Turner Broadcasting joins race to capitalize on the animation craze - Turner Broadcasting ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Turner Broadcasting System Inc. signed a letter of intent last week to buy Hanna-Barbera Productions, the latest development in an industry where production companies are racing like the Road Runner to make animated motion pictures and television shows.
Animated entertainment is in again, and Ted Turner wants to exploit that interest, either by increasing the amount of cartoons showing on his cable networks or by possibly forming a new network devoted to animated programming, said Paul Marsh, an entertainment analyst with Los Angeles-based Kemper Securities, a brokerage firm.
And the department has boosted production, releasing one cartoon film each year compared to one every three to four years before, Schneider said.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_n36_v13/ai_11294398   (987 words)

  
 Joseph Barbera
Walt Disney wouldn't even interview Barbera for a job, but he was hired to do sketches and storyboards for Van Beuren Studio (home of "Felix the Cat").
At MGM, Barbera met another recent hire, William Hanna.
Gene Kelly danced with Jerry (the mouse) in Anchors Aweigh (1945), and Hanna and Barbera won seven Oscars for MGM.
www.nndb.com /people/639/000022573   (332 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Hanna-Barbera Cartoons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
If laughter is truly the best medicine, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera have done more for the national health than the Mayo brothers.
If you are a Hanna and Barbera fan then you simple MUST have this book.
Product offered violates Amazon.com's policy on items that can be listed for sale.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0883631083?v=glance   (725 words)

  
 Joseph Barbera
William Hanna - William Hanna Age: 90 pioneering animator who, with his partner, Joseph Barbera, masterminded the...
William Hanna - William Hanna cartoonist Born: 7/14/1910 Birthplace: Melrose, New Mexico pioneering animator who,...
Barbera's cartoon legacy.(TV Currents)(Joseph Barbera is still involved with developing animation)(Brief Article) (TelevisionWeek)
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 RTVD : Fantastic Four 1967 (3DVDS) [FF3] - $21.00   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This animated series was produced by Hanna-Barbera productions, and debuted the same day as the classic 1967 Spider-Man animated show.
This was one of only two animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera that was based on Marvel Comics characters, the other being The Thing in 1979, which apart from featuring the famous orange-skinned member of the Fantastic Four, bore no resemblance to any of the original comics.
This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 26 January, 2005.
www.raretvdvds.com /fantastic-four-1967-3dvds-p-75.html   (166 words)

  
 Warner Bros. - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is presently a subsidiary of the Time Warner conglomerate and headquartered in Burbank, California.
Buffy was produced by Fox, 7th Heaven by Aaron Spelling's production unit, and Dawson's Creek by Columbia Pictures Television.
In addition to its own film library, the studio owns all pre-1985 titles from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and a majority of the RKO Radio Pictures library (both through its Turner Entertainment sibling), the Hanna-Barbera Productions library of television cartoons (through its Turner Broadcasting sibling), and the Lorimar television and film holdings.
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 Salt and Pepper Shakers, Flinstones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 DVDFILE.COM: Powerpuff Girls - The Mane Event review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William Hanna and his partner Joseph Barbera are essentially the godfathers of the modern weekly animated television series.
Through Hanna-Barbera Productions, over the years we've been granted such classics as The Flintstones, Yogi Bear and Scooby Doo.
With the recent passing of William Hanna, it makes me wonder about the future of Hanna-Barbera Productions, but if the product being cranked out for the Cartoon Network is any sign, the company will be in good hands.
www.dvdfile.com /software/review/dvd-video_3/powerpuffgirls_maneevent.html   (884 words)

  
 Quest Laboratories Items   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the mid-1990's, a series of items were released under the "Quest Laboratories" brand, as if the items were made for people working with Dr. Quest in one of his labs.
1995 Hanna Barbera Jonny Quest, Quest Laboratories jacket.
Small logo Quest Laboratories patch on front, Hanna Barbera Jonny triangle sleeve patch, and large Quest Laboratories with Bandit on back.
www.classicjq.com /artifacts/misc/QuestLabs.shtml   (506 words)

  
 Nominet:Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc -v- Graeme Hay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On 25 June 2002 the Complainant paid Nominet the required fee for a decision of an Expert pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Nominet UK Dispute Resolution Service Policy ("the Policy").
The Complainant is a well-known television production company which has made the famous Scooby-Doo programmes since around 1969.
The registration of the Domain Name is a misrepresentation to persons who consult the Whois database that the Respondent is connected to or associated with the Domain Name, and thus the owner or licensee of the goodwill in the SCOOBY-DOO mark.
www.nic.uk /DisputeResolution/Decisions/Hanna-barberaProductionsInc-v-GraemeHay.html   (4030 words)

  
 Omniseek: /Arts & Humanities /Comics /Other Media /Cartoons /Hanna Barbera
Looney Toons, Hanna Barbera, Speed Racer, Dexters laboratory Ren and Stimpy, Southpark, Pink Panther, Scooby Doo, Flintstones, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Superman, Peanuts,
Most of the best cartoons were made in the years 61-89 by Hanna Barbera.
Hanna Barbera was the first to have Saturday morning cartoons.
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 Patents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Nominet Appeal Panel orders a Scooby-Doo fan site to be transferred to Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc. and lays down important rulings on the nature of Nominet DRS appeals, fan sites and the "without prejudice" rule.  Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc. v Graeme Hay.
Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc ("Hanna-Barbera") complained that this was identical or similar to its trade mark Scooby-doo and sought transfer of the domain name under the Nominet Dispute Resolution Service ("DRS") policy.  At first instance, a single expert found for Mr Hay and Hanna-Barbera appealed. 
However, if the domain name is identical to the name in which rights are asserted by the complainant without any addition, and the tribute site is unauthorised, the burden shifts to the Respondent to show that the domain name is not an abusive registration.
www.osborneclarke.com /publications/text/ipupdate1202b.htm   (1340 words)

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