Joseph Barbera

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Biography

One half of the most celebrated animation-producing duos in history, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's company, Hanna-Barbera Productions, created some of the best-loved animated television programming of the 20th century and beyond, including "The Huckleberry Hound Show" (syndicated, 1958-1961), "The Yogi Bear Show" (syndicated, 1961-62), "The Flintstones" (ABC, 1960-66), "The Jetsons" (ABC, 1962-63), "Jonny Quest" (ABC, 1964-65), "Super …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music, Consultants & Advisors, Visual Effects & Animation, Other

Born

March 24, 1911

Career Milestones

2005

Wrote, co-storyboarded, co-directed and co-produced the theatrical Tom and Jerry short "The Karateguard"

1994

Inducted into the TV Hall of Fame by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

1991

Ted Turner announced the signing of definitive agreements for Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc to buy Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc. (and its library of more than 3,000 half-hours of animated programming and more than 350 different series, telefilms and theatrical relases) for $320 million from Great American Communications Co. in November

1988

Taft and the Hanna-Barbera Studio sold to Great American Broadcasting, with Barbera appointed president

1968

Produced live action feature film, "Project X"

1968

Hanna and Barbera continued to operate studio under agreement with Taft Co.

Co-directed (with William Hanna) the feature-length animated films, "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear" (1964) and "A Man Called Flintstone" (1966)

1957

Teamed up with William Hanna to produce the series "The Ruff & Reddy Show," under the company name H-B Enterprises, soon changed to Hanna-Barbera Productions

1955

With Hanna succeeded Fred Quimby as head of MGM cartoon department; MGM closed the division in 1957

1940

First venture with Hanna, "Puss Gets the Boot"; nominated for an Academy Award for Best (Cartoon) Short Subject

1937

Signed with MGM as writer; teamed with William Hanna

Worked for Van Beuren Studio as writer of "Tom and Jerry" series (of no relation to later MGM cartoon)

Awards

1994

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) in A Flintstones Christmas Carol

1982

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in The Smurfs

1978

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special-Drama or Comedy in The Gathering

1973

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Children's Programming in The Last of the Curlews

1957

Academy Award for Short Subject (Cartoon) in One Droopy Knight

1955

Academy Award for Short Subject (Cartoon) in Good Will to Men