Michael Maltese
- Writing
- February 6, 1908 · New York, New York, USA
- February 22, 1981
Biography
Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known for
Filmography
- Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness · Story
- Daffy's Rhapsody · Songs
- Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl · Writer
- Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth · Story
- Chuck Amuck: The Movie · Self
- Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century · Story
- Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special · Writer
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie · Writer
- How Bugs Bunny Won the West · Writer
- Harlem Globetrotters · Story
- Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines · Story
- Cat and Dupli-cat · Story
- Love Me, Love My Mouse · Story
- Duel Personality · Story
- The Inspector · Writer
- Big Mouse-Take · Writer
- I'm Just Wild About Jerry · Story
- Tom-ic Energy · Story
- Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life · Story
- Horse Shoo · Writer
- The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse · Story
- Bear Knuckles · Writer
- Trouble Bruin · Writer
- Much Ado About Mousing · Story
- Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? · Story
- Bear Hug · Writer
- The Cat Above and the Mouse Below · Story
- Elephantastic · Writer
- Raggedy Rug · Writer
- Habit Rabbit · Writer
- Bear Up! · Story
- Drum-Sticked · Writer
- Pent-House Mouse · Story
- Sheep Stealers Anonymous · Writer
- Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har · Writer
- Bearly Able · Writer
- Adventures of the Road-Runner · Story
- Swash Buckled · Writer
- Beef For And After · Writer
- Zoo is Company · Story
- Fee Fie Foes · Writer
- This Is My Ducky Day · Story
- The Mouse on 57th Street · Story
- The Yogi Bear Show · Writer
- High Note · Story
- Trip for Tat · Story
- The Flintstones · Writer
- Ready, Woolen and Able · Story
- Who Scent You? · Story
- Person to Bunny · Story
- Goldimouse and the Three Cats · Story
- Horse Hare · Story
- Little Bo Bopped · Story
- Wolf Hounded · Story
- A Witch's Tangled Hare · Story
- Wild About Hurry · Story
- The Quick Draw McGraw Show · Writer
- Snooper and Blabber · Writer
- Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy · Writer
- Really Scent · Story
- Baton Bunny · Story
- Cat Feud · Story
- Hip Hip-Hurry! · Story
- Weasel While You Work · Story
- Whoa, Be-Gone! · Story
- Hare-Way to the Stars · Story
- Robin Hood Daffy · Story
- Touché and Go · Story
- Zoom and Bored · Story
- What's Opera, Doc? · Story
- Steal Wool · Story
- Fox-Terror · Writer
- Boyhood Daze · Story
- Ali Baba Bunny · Story
- Scrambled Aches · Story
- 90 Day Wondering · Writer
- There They Go-Go-Go! · Story
- Deduce, You Say · Story
- Rocket-bye Baby · Story
- Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z · Story