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Hugh Harman

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Birth
Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Colorado, USA
Death
26 Nov 1982 (aged 79)
Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea. Specifically: Cremated by the Omega Society Add to Map
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Cartoon Animator. A pioneer in animation, he helped to create 'Daffy Duck' and 'Bugs Bunny', among other Looney Tunes characters. He began his career in 1922 when he got a job working for Walt Disney, working on the Laugh-o-Gram toons. After Disney went bankrupt, Harman and his partner Rudolf Ising tried to start a new series based on the Arabian Nights, but never obtained funding. He later began working for Disney again, but at the time of the Disney callback he was working for Charles Mintz, for whom he produced 'Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.' After bickering with Disney over money with Mintz, Disney let Harman go. Mintz kept Harman and Ising for another year, but let them go when he came across a young Walter Lantz, who later created 'Woody Woodpecker.' Later, together with other animators, he put together a cartoon short, 'Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid', which was later used by producer Leon Schlesinger to obtain a contract with Warner Brothers Studio to produce animated cartoons. Harman, along with Ising, created Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, and produced them for many years. In 1933, after an argument with Schlesinger over money, they left and joined MGM, where they produced "Happy Harmonies." After they left MGM over yet another money dispute, they opened their own studio, H&I, but it wasn't a success. They were hired back by MGM, but by this time their Disney style of animation was out of favor, being replaced by the likes of Hanna-Barbera and Fred 'Tex' Avery. In the 1940s and 1950s, both Harman and Ising did animation work for Walter Lantz Studios. Some animated cartoons he worked on include "Alice In Wonderland", "Cinderella", "Plane Crazy", "Barnyard Babies", "The Calico Dragon", "Bottles", and "The Field Mouse."
Cartoon Animator. A pioneer in animation, he helped to create 'Daffy Duck' and 'Bugs Bunny', among other Looney Tunes characters. He began his career in 1922 when he got a job working for Walt Disney, working on the Laugh-o-Gram toons. After Disney went bankrupt, Harman and his partner Rudolf Ising tried to start a new series based on the Arabian Nights, but never obtained funding. He later began working for Disney again, but at the time of the Disney callback he was working for Charles Mintz, for whom he produced 'Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.' After bickering with Disney over money with Mintz, Disney let Harman go. Mintz kept Harman and Ising for another year, but let them go when he came across a young Walter Lantz, who later created 'Woody Woodpecker.' Later, together with other animators, he put together a cartoon short, 'Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid', which was later used by producer Leon Schlesinger to obtain a contract with Warner Brothers Studio to produce animated cartoons. Harman, along with Ising, created Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, and produced them for many years. In 1933, after an argument with Schlesinger over money, they left and joined MGM, where they produced "Happy Harmonies." After they left MGM over yet another money dispute, they opened their own studio, H&I, but it wasn't a success. They were hired back by MGM, but by this time their Disney style of animation was out of favor, being replaced by the likes of Hanna-Barbera and Fred 'Tex' Avery. In the 1940s and 1950s, both Harman and Ising did animation work for Walter Lantz Studios. Some animated cartoons he worked on include "Alice In Wonderland", "Cinderella", "Plane Crazy", "Barnyard Babies", "The Calico Dragon", "Bottles", and "The Field Mouse."

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7323287/hugh-harman: accessed ), memorial page for Hugh Harman (31 Aug 1903–26 Nov 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7323287; Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea; Maintained by Find a Grave.