Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | March 24, 1911 |
Birth Place | New York City, NY |
Age | 109 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Dec 18, 2006 (age 95) |
Birth Sign | Aries |
Net worth: $16 Million (2024)
About
Animator, Director, and cartoon and storyboard Artist who co-created Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and The Jetsons, with william Hanna. Together they founded one of the most successful animation studios of the 20th century.
Before Fame
He won several boxing titles during his high school years, but eventually lost interest in the sport. He attempted to gain employment as a Cartoonist for The NY Hits Magazine during the Great Depression, but was never hired. He took a job at a bank before finding some success with single-panel cartoons in Redbook, Saturday Evening Post, and Collier's.
Trivia
He and Hanna were awarded seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards.
Family Life
He married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Earl, in 1935. They had four children before divorcing in 1963, after which he married Sheila Holden.
Associated With
He and Zsa Zsa Gabor were good friends, and she frequently visited his house.