Joe Barbera (b. 1911)

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Name:

Joe Barbera Type: Common Alternative Name
Given name: Joe Family name: Barbera

Other Names:

1. J. Roland Barbera Type: Common Alternative Name
   Given name: J. Roland Family name: Barbera
2. Joseph Roland Barbera Type: Name at Birth
   Given name: Joseph Roland Family name: Barbera

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Schools:

1. Art Students League of New York ? to ?

2. Pratt Institute [Brooklyn] ? to ?

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Non Comics Works:

1. Publication Title: Collier's (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1929
   Employer Name : unknown
   Work Title: gag cartoons
   Notes: Did writing, pencils and inks. Year is by approximation.

2. Publication Title: Huckleberry Hound (television) - Role: writer - Years: 1957 - 1958
   Employer Name : Hanna-Barbera
   Notes: Co-created and wrote the first season of "The Huckleberry Hound Show" (1958-1961). Seasons 2 and 3 were written by Warren Foster (with one exception by Michael Maltese). Season 4 was written by Tony Benedict and Warren Foster.

3. Publication Title: short subjects (movie) - Role: writer - Year: 1937
   Employer Name : MGM
   Work Title: writer

4. Publication Title: short subjects (movie) - Role: writer - Years: 1931 - 1936
   Employer Name : Van Beuren
   Notes: Bails states the year 1931 as approximately.

5. Publication Title: The Flintstones (television) - Role: writer - Year: 1960
   Employer Name : Hanna-Barbera
   Notes: The Flintstones premiered in 1960. Joe Barbera wrote a small number of early First Season episodes. The First Season was largely written by Warren Foster, Michael Maltese, and others.

6. Publication Title: Tom and Jerry (movie) - Role: art director - Years: 1940 - 1957
   Employer Name : MGM
   Work Title: director

7. Publication Title: Toonerville Trolley (movie) - Role: animator - Years: 1931 - 1936
   Employer Name : Van Beuren
   Work Title: animator and in-betweener
   Notes: Bails states the years as approximately.

8. Publication Title: Two Faces of Janus (movie) - Role: writer
   Employer Name : unknown

9. Publication Title: unknown (movie) - Role: writer - Year: 1934
   Employer Name : Fleischer
   Work Title: writer, opaquer, and inker
   Notes: Bails states that he worked for 1 week in circa 1934.

10. Publication Title: various (other) - Role: art director
    Work Title: merchandise, books, TV and movies based on Hanna-Barbera characters
    Notes: Possibly various roles?

11. Publication Title: various (magazine) - Role: artist - Years: 1930 - 1933
    Employer Name : freelance
    Work Title: gag cartoons
    Notes: Did writing, pencils and inks.

12. Publication Title: various (movie) - Role: art director
    Employer Name : Hanna-Barbera
    Work Title: director
    Notes: Starting in 1957, but probably not until he sold the studio in 1992.

13. Publication Title: various (movie) - Role: owner - Years: 1957 - 1992
    Employer Name : Hanna-Barbera
    Work Title: co-owner