Michael Maltese papers, 1907-1981.

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Michael Maltese papers, 1907-1981.

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The collection contains materials relating to Maltese's personal and professional life, with the majority of it related to his work as story editor for cartoons. Maltese's papers includes photocopies of cartoon storyboards along with working notes completed for Hanna-Barbera (1957-1980); title and credit cartoon cels from the cartoons Maltese wrote for Warner Brothers (1941-1955); and comic book scripts and the comic in which the story appeared in written for Gold Key Comics (1972-1973). The collection also contains three transcribed interviews with Maltese (1971-1991); two audio cassette tapes of a 1974 interview and a 1981 tribute to Maltese; newsclippings; professional correspondence (1952-1981); photographs of Maltese; and his collection of comic books and publications about cartoons and comic strips (1938-1981); 26 8mm motion pictures from the 1920s; and 3 oversized framed cartoon backgrounds.

6.19 cubic ft. (14 boxes) + oversized artwork.

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7558962

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Hanna-Barbera Cartoons

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Gold Key Comics.

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Maltese, Michael.

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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 Even...

Warner Bros. Cartoons

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