Week_2_ Artist William Hanna(research) Tyler Bates

     William Hanna was a film director, animator, television producer, and a co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions. William Hanna teamed up with his business partner, Joseph Barbera, and created many famous animated television series. One of his famous works is the television cartoon called "Tom & Jerry". 

    William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were two animators and film directors working under the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. They promoted a joint production called "puss gets the boot". The prompt idea was to create a story around two characters (a cat and mouse). However, the studio head Fred Quimby didn't approve of the idea, ignoring the positive reaction towards the early production of the animation. The gain a new position through a different production studio to create the infamous "Tom & Jerry."