Michael Maltese
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
WritingBirthday
February 6, 1908Deathday
February 22, 1981Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
185Place of birth
New York, New York, USAAlso known as
Mike Maltese, Michael Malteze
Cast credits
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
Dog (voice) (uncredited)
You Ought to Be in Pictures
Studio Guard (uncredited)
Rumors
Soldier (voice)
The Ducktators
Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
The Aristo-Cat
Hubie (voice)
Little Beau Pepé
Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Wackiki Wabbit
Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
Leader Mouse (voice)
A Hound for Trouble
Customer (voice)Crew credits
Baseball Bugs
Story
Long-Haired Hare
Story
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
Story
Rabbit Seasoning
Story
Rabbit of Seville
Story
What's Opera, Doc?
Story
Rabbit Fire
Story
Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
Story
One Froggy Evening
Story
Duck Amuck
Story
90 Day Wondering
Writer
A Witch's Tangled Hare
Story
A Pest in the House
Story
Feline Frame-Up
Story
For Scent-imental Reasons
Story
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
Story
Chow Hound
Story
Buccaneer Bunny
Story
Bewitched Bunny
Story
Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century
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