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    Birthday: July 14, 1910

    The son of a construction superintendent for the Sante Fe railway stations, William Hanna was obliged to move around quite a bit as a youngster. Influenced by the preponderance of professional writers on his mother's side of the family, Hanna gravitated towards the creative arts in high school. He played saxophone in a dance band, then majored in journalism and engineering at Compton ...more
    • 2048
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    • Best Animated Short
    • The Little Orphan
    • win
    • 2046
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    • Best Animated Short
    • The Cat Concerto
    • win
    • 2045
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    • Best Animated Short
    • Quiet Please!
    • win
    • 2044
    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    • Best Animated Short
    • Mouse Trouble
    • win