Joseph Roland Joe Barbera was an influential American animator director producer storyboard artist and cartoon artist whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century Through his young adult years Barbera lived attended college and began his career in New York City After working odd jobs and as a banker Barbera joined Van Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936 In 1937 he moved to California and while working at MetroGoldwynMayer MGM Barbera met William Hanna The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action films In 1957 after MGM dissolved their animation department they cofounded HannaBarbera which became the most successful television animation studio in the business producing programs such as The Flintstones The Huckleberry Hound Show Top Cat The JetsonsScoobyDoo The Quick Draw McGraw Show The Smurfs and Yogi Bear In 1967 HannaBarbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for 12 million but Hanna and Barbera remained head of the company until 1991 At that time the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System which in turn was merged with Time Warner owners of Warner Bros in 1996 Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisorsHanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards Their cartoon shows have become cultural icons and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films books and toys HannaBarberas shows have a global audience of over 300 million people and have been translated into more than 20 languages
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