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Joseph Barbera
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American animator and cartoonist (1911–2006)
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Joseph Roland Barbera was an American film producer, director, animator, and screenwriter. Born in Manhattan, New York City, on March 24, 1911, he was of Sicilian American ethnicity. He was educated at Pratt Institute and spoke English. His professional career began in 1932 and continued until 2006. He worked for Van Beuren Studios, Fleischer Studios, Terrytoons, and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. He was a partner in business with William Hanna.
Barbera received several awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, and the Winsor McCay Award. He also holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He had four children. He died in Studio City, Los Angeles, on December 18, 2006, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Film & TV
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera was an influential American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century. Through his young adult years, Barbera lived, attended college, and began his career in New York City. After working odd jobs and as a banker, Barbera…
Known for
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! — Self - Hanna-Barbera Co-Founder (archive footage)2021
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Cases2018
- Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection — Jerry (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)2010
- Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies — (voice)2004
- Pitcher and the Pin-Up — Stu2003
- The Mansion Cat — Home Owner (voice)2001
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas — Special Appearance2000
- The Flintstones — Man in Mersandes1994
- I Yabba-Dabba Do! — Joe (voice)1993
- MGM: When the Lion Roars1992
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roland
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Little Italy
- Place of death
- Studio City
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Winsor McCay Award
- Image
- JBarbera.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Joseph Barbera
- date of birth
- 1911-03-24
- date of death
- 2006-12-18
- ethnic group
- Sicilian Americans
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
- name in native language
- Joseph Roland Barbera
- end of work period
- 2006-00-00
- partner in business or sport
- William Hanna
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Roland Barbera (/bɑːrˈbɛərə/ bar-BAIR-ə; Italian: [barˈbɛːra]; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator and cartoonist. He co-founded the animation studio Hanna-Barbera alongside William Hanna.
Born to Italian immigrants in New York City, Barbera hesitantly joined Van Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936. In 1937, he moved to California, and while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Barbera met Hanna. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry.
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