Michael Maltese
- Date of Birth: 1908-02-06
- Date of Death: 1981-02-22
- 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 cartoon... 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]
You Ought to Be in Pictures
Animation, Comedy • 1940 May
A Hound for Trouble
Animation • 1951 April
Rumors
Animation, Comedy, War • 1943 December
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
Animation, Comedy • 1943 February
Wackiki Wabbit
Animation, Comedy • 1943 July
The Aristo-Cat
Animation, Comedy • 1943 June
Little Beau Pepé
Animation, Comedy, Family • 1952 March
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
Animation, Comedy, Crime • 1947 March
The Ducktators
Comedy, Animation • 1942 August
We, the Animals - Squeak!
Animation • 1941 August