Michael Maltese (1908-1981) was born in New York City and began work at the Max Fleischer Cartoon Studio in 1935 as a cel painter, animator and cameraman. He took a job with the Warner Brothers cartoon studio in Los Angeles in 1937. From 1946-1958 Maltese worked exclusively with director Chuck Jones, developing some of Warner Brother's most popular characters, including Pepe Le Pew, Road Runner and Coyote, and Yosemite Sam and writing cartoons, including "The Rabbit of Seville," "One Froggy Evening," and the Oscar-winning "For Scentimental Reasons." Maltese also wrote many of the songs used in the cartoons, including "Michigan Rag" from "One Froggy Evening." Maltese left Warner Brothers in 1958 to work for the Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Studio where he helped to develop the television series "The Flintstones," "Huckleberry Hound," and "Quick-Draw McGraw" as head of the story department. He retired in 1973 but continued to write comic book stories for Gold Key Comics.
From the description of Michael Maltese papers, 1907-1981. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 45811692
