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1951 In Animation
Events in 1951 in animation. Events January * January 6: Hanna-Barbera's ''Tom & Jerry'' cartoon ''Casanova Cat'' premieres, produced by MGM. February * February 3: Friz Freleng's ''Tweety & Sylvester'' cartoon ''Canned Feud'' premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. March * March 10: Chuck Jones' ''Bugs Bunny'' cartoon ''Bunny Hugged'' premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons in which Bugs participates in a wrestling match. * March 29: 23rd Academy Awards: John Hubley's ''Gerald McBoing-Boing'', produced by UPA (animation studio), UPA, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. April * April 7: Hanna-Barbera's ''Tom & Jerry'' cartoon ''Jerry's Cousin'' premieres, produced by MGM. May * May 19: Chuck Jones' ''Bugs Bunny'' and ''Daffy Duck'' short ''Rabbit Fire'' premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, the first short in his ''Hunting Season'' trilogy. It also marks a significant change in Daffy's personality, where the originally mad character now transform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to close its in-house cartoon studio. Headquartered in Cahuenga Blvd. until 1998 and then Sherman Oaks, both in Los Angeles, California, until going defunct, it created many television shows, theatrical films, televised movies and specials, including ''Huckleberry Hound'', ''Quick Draw McGraw'', ''The Flintstones'', ''Yogi Bear'', ''The Jetsons'', ''Jonny Quest'', ''Wacky Races'', ''Scooby-Doo'' and ''The Smurfs''. Its productions have won a record-breaking 8 Emmy Awards. Its fortunes declined by the 1980s as the profitability of Saturday-morning cartoons was eclipsed by weekday afternoon syndication. Taft Broadcasting acquired Hanna-Barbera in 1966 and retained ownership until 1991 when Turner Broadcasting System took over and used its ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
