Michael Maltese
American screenwriter and actor (1908-1981) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 73
Michael Maltese was an American screenwriter and storyboard artist for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones.
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Mel Blanc Also in Fast and Furry-ous and Long-Haired Hare
Chuck Jones Directed Haredevil Hare and Scaredy Cat
Friz Freleng Directed Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)- Eddie Selzer Produced Baseball Bugs and Rhapsody Rabbit
Paul Julian Also in Fast and Furry-ous and Beep, Beep
Tedd Pierce Also in Rhapsody Rabbit and Tweetie Pie
Bea Benaderet Also in For Scent-imental Reasons (1949)
Leon Schlesinger Produced Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)- John W. Burton Produced Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
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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.
