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* ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'' ([[1958]]-[[1962]]) - writer | * ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'' ([[1958]]-[[1962]]) - writer | ||
* ''[[The Quick Draw McGraw Show]]'' ([[1959]]-[[1961]]) - writer | * ''[[The Quick Draw McGraw Show]]'' ([[1959]]-[[1961]]) - writer | ||
* ''[[Loopy De Loop (theatrical shorts)|Loopy De Loop]]'' ( | * ''[[Loopy De Loop (theatrical shorts)|Loopy De Loop]]'' (1959-[[1965]]) - writer | ||
* ''[[The Flintstones]]'' ([[1960]]-[[1966]]) - writer | * ''[[The Flintstones]]'' ([[1960]]-[[1966]]) - writer | ||
* ''[[The Yogi Bear Show]]'' ([[1961]]- | * ''[[The Yogi Bear Show]]'' ([[1961]]-1962) - writer | ||
* ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'' ([[1968]]-[[1969]]) - writer | * ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'' ([[1968]]-[[1969]]) - writer | ||
Revision as of 02:40, 14 October 2022
| Michael Maltese | |
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| Crew credits | Writer |
| Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1958-1972 |
Michael Maltese was an American writer who worked at the Hanna-Barbera animation production company, from the years 1958 to 1972.
Before he worked with HB, he was a notable writer at Warner Bros. for the Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies theatrical shorts. His best worked occurred in the 1950s, when he collaborated with animator Chuck Jones on cartoons such as What's Opera Doc, which is widely regarded by industry professionals as the best animated short of all time.[1]
Maltese died of cancer on February 22, 1981 at the age of 73.
Credits
- The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1962) - writer
- The Quick Draw McGraw Show (1959-1961) - writer
- Loopy De Loop (1959-1965) - writer
- The Flintstones (1960-1966) - writer
- The Yogi Bear Show (1961-1962) - writer
- Wacky Races (1968-1969) - writer
References
- ^ Beck, Jerry, ed. (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected By 1,000 Animation Professionals (1st ed.). Atlanta: Turner Pub. ISBN 1-878685-49-X.
