Mr. Hanna and Barbera collaborated for more than a half-century, first teaming up at MGM in 1937. They created the highly successful Tom and Jerry cartoons: The antic cat-and-mouse team won seven ...

Joseph Barbera, who died yesterday at 95 at his Studio City, Calif., home, was half of the creative team that launched a thousand Saturday mornings. Together with partner William Hanna, he created ...

MGM promoted Barbera and Hanna to producers in 1955, but TV was taking its toll on movies, and the duo were ordered to dismiss their animators shortly thereafter.

After MGM folded its animation department in the mid-1950s, Hanna and Barbera were forced to go into business for themselves.

Animator Joseph Barbera, half of the legendary duo of Hanna-Barbera has died. Barbera, 95, created a host of cartoon characters, from the Flintstones to the Jetsons and Tom and Jerry.

There were 161 theatrical cartoons released by Hanna and Barbera, MGM, Gene Deitch and others. The characters Tom and Jerry went on to be used in several spin-off TV series.