Michael Maltese
Birthday: 1908-02-06
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
Biography: 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, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
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A Hare Grows in Manhattan
Bugs Bunny relates his early life in the Manhattan tenements and spotlights his encounter with a gan...
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Wackiki Wabbit
On a tropical island, a pair of castaways look to Bugs as a source of food....
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You Ought to Be in Pictures
Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adv...
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Rumors
Snafu inadvertantly starts a panic on his base when he begins a mistaken rumour that the base is abo...
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We, the Animals - Squeak!
Porky hosts a radio program, where animals tell their stories. The guest star is Kansas City Kitty, ...
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A Hound for Trouble
Kicked off the boat in Italy, Charlie forces himself upon a pizzeria owner. Donning his best Italian...
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The Aristo-Cat
Meadows the butler quits after being tormented by the spoiled family cat, who finds he is unable to ...
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Little Beau Pepé
After driving the Foreign Legionnaires from their fort with his aroma, lovesick skunk Pepe falls for...
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Tortoise Wins by a Hare
Bugs challenges Cecil Turtle to race, only this time he's wearing an aerodynamic suit like Cecil's. ...
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