Tom and Jerry (also translated Tom and Jerry & Jerry) is written by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

1. william hanna

william hanna was born in melrose, New Mexico, and moved to California with his parents at the age of seven. When he grew up, he studied engineering, journalism and music successively. During the Great Depression in the 193s, he worked as a part-time job as a story editor in an animation studio. His employer soon discovered his talent, so he was constantly promoted until he became an independent animation director. ?

2. joseph barbera

joseph barbera was born in new york, USA, and is an American animation director. Joseph barbera studied in American Finance Institute and worked as an accountant. Since 1937, he has worked as a story writer for MGM Film Company. In 194, they collaborated with animator william hanna on their first animated short film "Flying Hairy Girl", and together with producer Fred Quimby, they created animated images of Tom and Jerry as cats and mice.

Extended information

In p>194, Hannah and barbera directed Puss Gets the Boot, which was nominated for the animated short film award in the 13th Academy Awards. The studio hopes to have a diversified animation product portfolio, so although The Fired Cat has been a success, Hannah and Fred Quimby, the director of barbera, don't want to make more cartoons of cats and mice.

However, Hannah and barbera, who were deeply surprised by the success of The Fired Cat, chose to ignore Quimby's boycott and continue to develop the theme of cats and mice. Only this time, Hannah hopes to return to her original company and work for Eisen, who he feels very loyal to.

Hannah and barbera had a meeting with Quimby. Quimby found that although Eisen had the honor of making The Fired Cat alone, he had never really contributed to the project. So Quimby gave Hannah and barbera the freedom to pursue their cat and mouse ideas. Tom and Jerry, the most famous work in their careers, was born.