Michael Maltese

Known For: Writing
Born: February 6, 1908
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
Died: February 22, 1981

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]

Filmography

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness

2013 · Story

Daffy's Rhapsody

2012 · Songs

Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

2010 · Writer

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth

1998 · Story

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century

1980 · Story

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special

1980 · Writer

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie

1979 · Writer

How Bugs Bunny Won the West

1978 · Writer

Harlem Globetrotters

1970 · Story

Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines

1969 · Story

Cat and Dupli-cat

1967 · Story

Love Me, Love My Mouse

1966 · Story

Duel Personality

1966 · Story

The Inspector

1965 · Writer

Big Mouse-Take

1965 · Writer

I'm Just Wild About Jerry

1965 · Story

Tom-ic Energy

1965 · Story

Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life

1965 · Story

Horse Shoo

1965 · Writer

The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse

1964 · Story

Bear Knuckles

1964 · Writer

Trouble Bruin

1964 · Writer

Much Ado About Mousing

1964 · Story

Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?

1964 · Story

Bear Hug

1964 · Writer

The Cat Above and the Mouse Below

1964 · Story

Elephantastic

1964 · Writer

Raggedy Rug

1964 · Writer

Habit Rabbit

1963 · Writer

Bear Up!

1963 · Story

Drum-Sticked

1963 · Writer

Pent-House Mouse

1963 · Story

Sheep Stealers Anonymous

1963 · Writer

Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har

1962 · Writer

Bearly Able

1962 · Writer

Adventures of the Road-Runner

1962 · Story

Swash Buckled

1962 · Writer

Beef For And After

1962 · Writer

Zoo is Company

1961 · Story

Fee Fie Foes

1961 · Writer

This Is My Ducky Day

1961 · Story

The Mouse on 57th Street

1961 · Story

The Yogi Bear Show

1961 · Writer

High Note

1960 · Story

Trip for Tat

1960 · Story

The Flintstones

1960 · Writer

Ready, Woolen and Able

1960 · Story

Who Scent You?

1960 · Story

Person to Bunny

1960 · Story

Goldimouse and the Three Cats

1960 · Story

Horse Hare

1960 · Story

Little Bo Bopped

1959 · Story

Wolf Hounded

1959 · Story

A Witch's Tangled Hare

1959 · Story

Wild About Hurry

1959 · Story

The Quick Draw McGraw Show

1959 · Writer

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy

1959 · Writer

Snooper and Blabber

1959 · Writer

Really Scent

1959 · Story

Baton Bunny

1959 · Story

Cat Feud

1958 · Story

Hip Hip-Hurry!

1958 · Story

Weasel While You Work

1958 · Story

Whoa, Be-Gone!

1958 · Story

Hare-Way to the Stars

1958 · Story

Robin Hood Daffy

1958 · Story

Touché and Go

1957 · Story

Zoom and Bored

1957 · Story

What's Opera, Doc?

1957 · Story

Steal Wool

1957 · Story

Fox-Terror

1957 · Writer

Boyhood Daze

1957 · Story

Ali Baba Bunny

1957 · Story

Scrambled Aches

1957 · Story

90 Day Wondering

1956 · Writer

There They Go-Go-Go!

1956 · Story

Deduce, You Say

1956 · Story

Rocket-bye Baby

1956 · Story

Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z

1956 · Story

One Froggy Evening

1955 · Story

Guided Muscle

1955 · Story

Square Shootin' Square

1955 · Story

Flea for Two

1955 · Writer

Double or Mutton

1955 · Story

Rabbit Rampage

1955 · Story

Past Perfumance

1955 · Story

Ready.. Set.. Zoom!

1955 · Story

The Legend of Rockabye Point

1955 · Writer

Witch Crafty

1955 · Story

Beanstalk Bunny

1955 · Story

Helter Shelter

1955 · Story

Baby Buggy Bunny

1954 · Story

Sheep Ahoy

1954 · Story

My Little Duckaroo

1954 · Story

From A to Z-Z-Z-Z

1954 · Story

Pig in a Pickle

1954 · Story

Stop! Look! and Hasten!

1954 · Story

Paw's Night Out

1954 · Story

Bewitched Bunny

1954 · Story

Claws for Alarm

1954 · Story

The Cats Bah

1954 · Story

No Barking

1954 · Story

Feline Frame-Up

1954 · Story

Duck! Rabbit, Duck!

1953 · Story

Lumber Jack-Rabbit

1953 · Story

Zipping Along

1953 · Story

Bully for Bugs

1953 · Story

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

1953 · Story

Wild Over You

1953 · Story

Much Ado About Nutting

1953 · Story

Duck Amuck

1953 · Story

Kiss Me Cat

1953 · Story

Forward March Hare

1953 · Story

Terrier-Stricken

1952 · Story

Rabbit Seasoning

1952 · Story

Mouse-Warming

1952 · Story

Going! Going! Gosh!

1952 · Story

The Hasty Hare

1952 · Story

Beep, Beep

1952 · Writer

Water, Water Every Hare

1952 · Story

Little Beau Pepé

1952 · Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited), Story

Feed the Kitty

1952 · Story

Operation: Rabbit

1952 · Story

Drip-Along Daffy

1951 · Story

A Bear for Punishment

1951 · Story

Cheese Chasers

1951 · Story

Chow Hound

1951 · Story

Rabbit Fire

1951 · Story

A Hound for Trouble

1951 · Customer (voice)

Scent-imental Romeo

1951 · Story

Bunny Hugged

1951 · Story

Two's a Crowd

1950 · Story

Rabbit of Seville

1950 · Story

Dog Gone South

1950 · Story

8 Ball Bunny

1950 · Story

The Hypo-Chondri-Cat

1950 · Story

The Scarlet Pumpernickel

1950 · Story

Homeless Hare

1950 · Story

Rabbit Hood

1949 · Story

Bear Feat

1949 · Writer

For Scent-imental Reasons

1949 · Story

Frigid Hare

1949 · Writer

Fast and Furry-ous

1949 · Story

Long-Haired Hare

1949 · Story

The Bee-Deviled Bruin

1949 · Story

Mouse Wreckers

1949 · Story

Scaredy Cat

1948 · Story

My Bunny Lies Over the Sea

1948 · Story

Kit for Cat

1948 · Story

Haredevil Hare

1948 · Story

Bugs Bunny Rides Again

1948 · Writer

Buccaneer Bunny

1948 · Story

Rabbit Punch

1948 · Story

Back Alley Oproar

1948 · Story

What's Brewin', Bruin?

1948 · Story

Kitty Foiled

1948 · Story

It's a Grand Old Nag

It's a Grand Old Nag

1947 · Writer

Slick Hare

1947 · Story

House Hunting Mice

1947 · Story

A Pest in the House

1947 · Story

Along Came Daffy

1947 · Story

Rabbit Transit

1947 · Story

Tweetie Pie

1947 · Story

A Hare Grows in Manhattan

1947 · Dog (voice) (uncredited), Story

Scent-imental Over You

1947 · Story

Cockatoos for Two

1947 · Story

Roughly Squeaking

1946 · Story

Rhapsody Rabbit

1946 · Story

Racketeer Rabbit

1946 · Story

Hollywood Daffy

1946 · Story

Baseball Bugs

1946 · Story

Ain't That Ducky

1945 · Story

Herr Meets Hare

1945 · Writer

Stage Door Cartoon

1944 · Story

Angel Puss

1944 · Story

Meatless Flyday

1944 · Story

Little Red Riding Rabbit

1944 · Story

Rumors

1943 · Soldier (voice)

Daffy - The Commando

1943 · Story

Fin'n Catty

1943 · Story

Hiss and Make Up

1943 · Story

Wackiki Wabbit

1943 · Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)

The Aristo-Cat

1943 · Hubie (voice)

Fifth Column Mouse

1943 · Story

Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk

1943 · Story

The Unbearable Bear

1943 · Story

Tortoise Wins by a Hare

1943 · Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)

The Hare-Brained Hypnotist

1942 · Story

Fresh Hare

1942 · Story

The Ducktators

1942 · Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)

Foney Fables

1942 · Story

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper

1942 · Story

Crazy Cruise

1942 · Story

Aloha Hooey

1942 · Story

Notes to You

1941 · Story

Sport Chumpions

1941 · Story

We, the Animals - Squeak!

1941 · Leader Mouse (voice)

The Heckling Hare

1941 · Story

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt

1941 · Story

The Trial of Mr. Wolf

1941 · Story

Porky's Bear Facts

1941 · Story

The Cat's Tale

1941 · Story

The Haunted Mouse

1941 · Story

You Ought to Be in Pictures

1940 · Studio Guard (uncredited)

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