Joe Barbera dead at 95

[Hush]

I was very pissed not to see this thread in the Misc Tv forum.

My dad had a phone call with him and he almost commisioned my dads art work, then my dad took a different road. I loved all of his creations. He will be missed.

 

[Tangled Web]

RIP Joe.

 

[SoulManX]

Joseph Barbera was born 1911 in the Little Italy section of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, then raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn. His cartoon and story ability developed early on when he was employed at the Van Beuren Studio, where he specialized in cartoon development (gags). After a brief stay at Terrytoons after Van Beuren Studio closed, Barbera moved west after he heard MGM was building an animation studio. There, he met William Hanna. They quickly netted accolades for their Tom and Jerry work. Barbera was also instrumental toward he and Hanna’s success with the melding of animated characters with live action. This is seen in “Anchors Aweigh” (Gene Kelly) and “Dangerous When Wet,” (Esther Williams), where top-name actors were paired with top-name cartoon stars Tom and Jerry.
In 1957, after beginning their own studio, story and character development prevailed for the two with such memorable shows as the “Huckleberry Hound Show” and “Scooby-Doo.”(TV’s longest-running animated series). During the 1960s , and with Emmy awards under their belts for their work, Hanna-Barbera also created systems and technologies of animation production, such as model sheets and offshore production that is still used in animation today. Additionally, Hanna and Barbera also created the first prime-time animated sitcom, which was “The Flintstones.” Other animated efforts Barbera co-created with Hanna was “Charlotte’s Web,” (1973), “Heidi’s Song” (1982), and the “Smurfs” which won Emmys in 1982-83 and a Humanities Award for Best Animated Program in 1987.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

rip one of the great gone

 

[sinewave]

no more laughalympics?

 

[kane9321]

god i can watch Hanna and Barbera cartoons all day.Those toons are soo mutch beter than this crap on now

 

[terry78]

I liked Atom Ant, Top Cat, and yes, even Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels. These dudes have their names on thousands of cartoons.

 

[kane9321]

I miss the USA cartoon express

 

[KormanRogers]

Here a something for ya.

Beverly D'Angelo


Studied visual arts and was an exchange student in Italy before joining Hanna-Barbera Studios in Hollywood as a cartoonist. She toured Canada as a singer and appeared with a rock band called "Elephant."

 

[Mr Sparkle]

Wouldn't it be super Ironic if he had a funeral procession and the same 3 background scenes kept popping up over and over?

 

[Fran]

Barbera Walters is dead

Another reason why you are stupid.

 

[Kritish]

Quick Draw McGraw pwns joo.