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Joseph Barbera

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I was 82 years old before Who's Who thought I was enough of a big shot to do a piece on me.


— Joseph Barbera


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I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall.


— Joseph Barbera


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In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators.


— Joseph Barbera


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Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought.


— Joseph Barbera


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Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all.


— Joseph Barbera


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My biggest kick comes from the individual fans I run into. Middle-aged men ask me when we're going to do more Johnny Quest cartoons.


— Joseph Barbera


#biggest #cartoons #comes #fans #going

My last days at MGM were like the fall of the Roman Empire in fast motion.


— Joseph Barbera


#empire #fall #fast #last #like

My marriage had been impulsive. That marriage should have been short-lived instead of the 23 years it spanned.


— Joseph Barbera


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Not once in six years did I make it to the office by 9 on the dot.


— Joseph Barbera


#dot #i #make #office #once

One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead.


— Joseph Barbera


#attractive #autobiography #dead #most #things






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These may have been a reflection of the close business friendship and partnership that Barbera and Hanna shared for over 60 years. Tom and Jerry was ultimately nominated for 14 Academy Awards winning 7. Hanna-Barbera was key in the development of an animation technique known as limited animation which allowed television animation to be more cost-effective but often reduced quality.

: /bɑrˈbɛrə/ bar-BERR-ə; March 24 1911 – December 18 2006) was an influential American animator director producer storyboard artist and cartoon artist whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century. Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera (pron. After working odd jobs and as a banker Barbera joined Van Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936.

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