Los Angeles - Joe Barbera and Bill Hanna were hired within a month of each other in 1937 by the MGM cartoon factory. They soon hit on the idea of a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry. "When we ...

According to Cinema Society on Facebook, Joseph Barbera (March 24, 1911-December 18, 2016) developed an early interest in drawing and storytelling, which led him into the field of animation. Barbera ...

It's 1958. The Hula Hoop is introduced, the first American satellite is launched and the ''Nutcracker Suite'' is performed in color on TV for the first time. By any measure, the year is transcendent ...

Joseph Barbera, who with William Hanna founded powerhouse animation factory Hanna-Barbera, creator of TV gems such as “The Flintstones” and “The Jetsons,” died of natural causes at his home Monday. He ...

Joseph Barbera, co-founder and co-chairman of the ground-breaking animation house Hanna-Barbera Studios, died Monday at his Studio City home. He was 95 years old. Barbera and his partner William Hanna ...

Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom & Jerry, Yogi Bear, the Flintstones and the Jetsons, died Monday, a Warner Bros. spokesman ...

Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom & Jerry, Yogi Bear, the Flintstones and the Jetsons, died Monday, a Warner Bros. spokesman ...