Michael Maltese
American screenwriter and storyboard artist (1908–1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American storyboard artist 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.[1][2]
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Born | (1908-02-06)February 6, 1908 New York City, U.S. |
Died | February 22, 1981(1981-02-22) (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1935–1981 |
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Spouse | Florence Sass |
Children | 1 |
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