William Hanna
@williamhanna
American animator (1910–2001)
Building Hanna-Barbera as Founder · United States
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1910–2001
- Educated at
- Compton High School · University of California, Los Angeles · Compton College
About
William Hanna (1910–2001) was a film producer and film director. They were born in Melrose. They studied at Compton High School.
In context
Hanna-Barbera was founded in 1957 and closed in 2001, after 44 years. Among the 14 other film industry companies founded in the 1950s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 7 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Named alongside
- George SidneyFounder
- Joseph BarberaFounder
Contribution
William's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.