Joseph Barbera
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03/23/1911
New York, NY |
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| Used a production technique called "limited animation" that made cartoons more efficient to produce on a larger scale, thereby facilitating the creation of their weekly series. |
| After selling an illustration to Collier's magazine, wrote to Walt Disney, asking for a job; when no job offer materialized, he went to work for the Van Beuren Studios, the Terrytoon Studios and, |
| Earned multiple Oscar awards and nominations, prompting a promotion to head of MGM's animation department; when that department was shuttered in 1957, Barbera and Hanna were free to bui |
| With partner William Hanna, built an animation empire, creating such classic cartoon characters as Tom & Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear, the Jetsons, the Flintstones, Jonny Quest, the Smurfs, and ma |
