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  1. Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones.

  2. Michael Maltese. Soundtrack: Son of the Mask. During the heyday of cartoon slapstick in Hollywood, one basic tenet held precedence: namely, that an inseparable connection existed between perennial antagonists like Tom and Jerry, Sylvester and Tweetie, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam (or Elmer Fudd). In other words, one could not work without the other.

  3. Michael R. Maltese (6 February 1908 - 22 February 1981) was a long-time storyboard artist and screenwriter for classic animated cartoon shorts. In May 1937,[1] Maltese was hired by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which seven years later became Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. Maltese appeared on camera in a 1940 Porky Pig cartoon as a live-action guard at the Warner Brothers entrance gate, who winds ...

  4. Michael Maltese. Soundtrack: Son of the Mask. During the heyday of cartoon slapstick in Hollywood, one basic tenet held precedence: namely, that an inseparable connection existed between perennial antagonists like Tom and Jerry, Sylvester and Tweetie, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam (or Elmer Fudd). In other words, one could not work without the other.

  5. Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, ...

  6. Oct 19, 2011 · Michael Maltese was born on February 6, 1908, in New York City to Italian immigrant parents, Paul and Concetta. He was married to Florence Sass in 1936 and had a daughter, Brenda, in 1938. He started his career in the cartoon business at the Max Fleischer Cartoon Studio in New York City in 1935 where he worked as a cell painter, assistant animator, and overtime camera man.

  7. Jan 25, 2017 · Like Warren Foster, Michael Maltese was born and raised in New York City. Unlike Foster, he was involved in the arts early on in his career. The 1930 NYC Census lists his occupation, at age 22, as an artist, specifically in painting. Maltese first started in the animation industry at Max Fleischer’s studio, as a cel painter, on July 1935.

  8. Michael R. Maltese was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts, best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones, notably "What's Opera, Doc?" which is widely regarded by industry professionals as the best animated short of all time. The son of Italian immigrants, Maltese graduated from the National Academy of Design. He ...

  9. Apr 12, 2019 · Cartoon writer Michael Maltese began his career with the Max Fleischer Cartoon Studio, but he is best known for his work with Warner Brothers in the 1940s and 50s. Maltese designed iconic Looney Tunes characters like Pepe Le Pew, Wiley Coyote and Yosemite Sam.

  10. Michael Maltese was an American writer who worked at the Hanna-Barbera animation production company, from the years 1958 to 1972. Before he worked with the H-B studio, he was a notable writer at Warner Bros. for the Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies theatrical shorts.