On this day, July 14, 1910, animator and cartoonist William “Bill” Hanna was born in Melrose, New Mexico. Hanna briefly attended Compton City College in California, but in 1930 he join the Harman and Ising animation studio. Later while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hanna met Joseph Barbera. Their collaboration led to the creation of the Hanna-Barbera studio and such programs as The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo, to name a few.

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