Animator - William Hanna

William Hanna was a famous animator and person in general. Hanna was born in New Mexico in 1910. He had a rather ordinary childhood. 20 years later in 1930, he started working at Harman-Ising Studios, the studio that is responsible for shows such as Marie Melodies and Loony Tunes. Several years later he started work at MGM Studios. It was there that he met and started to work with Joseph Barbera. It was then that they created one of their most famous cartoons, Tom and Jerry.  In 1957 Hanna and Barbera set out on their own and created Hanna-Barbera Studios. From there they stared making shows such as Yogi Bear and The Huckleberry Hound Show. By 1960 their studio had created The Flinstones. Not too long after that The Jetsons was made. By the late 60’s they stared on another very famous show, Scooby-Doo Where Are You?. Together, both Hanna and Barbera produced the shows. Hanna took on more of a directing job as things got busier. In the end their studio had put our nearly 150 different animated TV shows and thousands of episodes. Many people all around the world grew up watching shows he created. William Hanna passed away on the 22^nd of March, 2001 at the age of 90. His life’s work will be remembered for years to come.