A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
John Frederick Hannah
Birthplace:
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Born:
January 5, 1913
Died:
June 11, 1994
Jack Hannah (January 5, 1913 - June 11, 1994) was an animator, writer and director of animated shorts.He began his career at the Walt Disney Studios as an animator in the short Modern Inventions (released on May 29, 1937). After thirteen films in that capacity, he was assigned to the story department writing cartoon short continuities, beginning withDonald's Nephews (released on April 15, 1938). He received writing credit on 21 Disney cartoon shorts.In 1942 he collaborated with Carl Barks on the first two comic books Barks worked on, Pluto Saves the Ship and Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold. Hannah in subsequent years did a handful of other Donald Duck comic book stories but unlike Barks he stayed at the studio and eventually was given a chance to be a director. The short Donald's Off Day (released on December 8, 1944) was the first of 94 films he would direct. These include most of the shorts featuring Donald Duck in the post-war era along with all starring Chip 'n Dale and Humphrey the Bear; he also directed some shorts starring Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Pluto and some minor Walt Disney characters. After Disney stopped producing animated shorts Hannah did 14 episodes of the Walt Disney anthology television series (composed of footage from the classic cartoons along with new linking material) and fulfilled his ambition to direct live-action by handling Walt Disney's introductions for the episodes. Hannah hoped to segue into a career in live-action but "Walt had me pegged as an animation director so he balked at the suggestion. We had a few heated discussions and I became aware that I had come to an impasse." He then went to the Walter Lantz Studio and directed a number of films featuring Woody Woodpecker and some minor characters. Besides directing shorts Hannah also was Assistant Director for the TV series The Woody Woodpecker Show, which started airing on October 3, 1957. "I did more or less the same thing that I did with Walt Disney in directing live action except Lantz was better at taking direction." His last directing effort was the short Charlie's Mother-In-Law (released on April 16, 1963). He retired shortly thereafter.Hannah was one of the co-founders, along with T. Hee, of the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.Hannah was honored as a "Disney Legend" in 1992. As Carl Barks is credited with creating the personality of Donald Duck's comic book version, Jack Hannah is credited with developing, if not creating, the personality of the animated version. It is for this reason Disney historian Jim Korkis has dubbed him "Donald Duck's Other Daddy".Hannah died in 1994, aged 81.
Animation:
1936 Donald and Pluto
1936 The Country Cousin
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns
1937 Don Donald
1937 Donald's Ostrich
1937 Modern Inventions
1937 The Old Mill
1937 Woodland Café
1938 Donald's Better Self
1938 Donald's Golf Game
1938 Donald's Nephews
1938 Good Scouts
1938 Self Control
1939 Donald's Lucky Day
1939 Donald's Penguin
1939 Sea Scouts
1940 Donald's Vacation
1942 Donald's Garden
1942 Donald's Snow Fight
Director:
1936 Donald and Pluto
1936 The Country Cousin
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns
1937 Don Donald
1937 Donald's Ostrich
1937 Modern Inventions
1937 The Old Mill
1937 Woodland Café
1938 Donald's Better Self
1938 Donald's Golf Game
1938 Donald's Nephews
1938 Good Scouts
1938 Self Control
1939 Donald's Lucky Day
1939 Donald's Penguin
1939 Sea Scouts
1940 Donald's Vacation
1942 Donald's Garden
1942 Donald's Snow Fight
1944 Donald's Off Day
1945 No Sail
1945 The Eyes Have It
1946 A Knight for a Day
1946 Double Dribble
1946 Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive
1946 Lighthouse Keeping
1946 Squatter's Rights
1947 Bootle Beetle
1947 Chip an' Dale
1947 Clown of the Jungle
1947 Foul Hunting
1947 Straight Shooters
1948 Daddy Duck
1948 Inferior Decorator
1948 Soup's On
1948 Tea for Two Hundred
1948 They're Off
1948 Three for Breakfast
1949 All in a Nutshell
1949 Donald's Happy Birthday
1949 Honey Harvester
1949 Sea Salts
1949 Slide Donald Slide
1949 The Greener Yard
1949 Toy Tinkers
1949 Winter Storage
1950 Bee at the Beach
1950 Crazy Over Daisy
1950 Hook, Lion and Sinker
1950 Lion Around
1950 Out on a Limb
1950 Trailer Horn
1951 Bee On Guard
1951 Chicken in the Rough
1951 Corn Chips
1951 Dude Duck
1951 Lucky Number
1951 Out of Scale
1951 Test Pilot Donald
1952 Donald Applecore
1952 Lambert the Sheepish Lion
1952 Let's Stick Together
1952 Pluto's Christmas Tree
1952 Trick or Treat
1952 Two Chips and a Miss
1952 Uncle Donald's Ants
1953 Canvas Back Duck
1953 Don's Fountain of Youth
1953 Rugged Bear
1953 The New Neighbor
1953 Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
1953 Working for Peanuts
1954 Dragon Around
1954 Grin and Bear It
1954 Spare the Rod
1954 The Donald Duck Story
1954 The Flying Squirrel
1955 Bearly Asleep
1955 Beezy Bear
1955 No Hunting
1955 Up a Tree
1956 Hooked Bear
1956 In the Bag
1956 On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
1956 The Great Cat Family
1956 Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
1958 From All of Us to All of You
1959 Duck Flies Coop
1960 Freeloading Feline
1960 Hunger Strife
1960 Southern Fried Hospitality
1960 This Is Your Life Donald Duck
1961 Bear and the Bees
1961 Clash and Carry
1961 Doc's Last Stand
1961 Eggnapper
1961 Franken-Stymied
1961 Gabby's Diner
1961 Kids Is Kids
1961 Poop Deck Pirate
1961 Tin Can Concert
1961 Tricky Trout
1961 Voo-Doo Boo-Boo
1961 Woody's Kook-Out
1962 Corny Concerto
1962 Fish and Chips
1962 Fowled-Up Birthday
1962 Mackerel Moocher
1962 Mother's Little Helper
1962 Pest of Show
1962 Punchy Pooch
1962 Rock-a-Bye Gator
1962 Rocket Racket
1980 The Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale
1984 Daisy
1984 Donald
1984 Donald Duck's First 50 Years
1987 Here's Goofy!
2001 Mickey's House of Villains
2002 Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
2003 Everybody Loves Donald
2004 Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble
2005 Chip 'n Dale: Trouble in a Tree
2005 Classic Cartoon Favorites Volume 8: Holiday Celebration with Mickey and Pals
2005 Disney's Christmas Favorites
2012 Donald Duck's Christmas Favourites
2023 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
Story:
1936 Donald and Pluto
1936 The Country Cousin
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns
1937 Don Donald
1937 Donald's Ostrich
1937 Modern Inventions
1937 The Old Mill
1937 Woodland Café
1938 Donald's Better Self
1938 Donald's Golf Game
1938 Donald's Nephews
1938 Good Scouts
1938 Self Control
1939 Donald's Cousin Gus
1939 Donald's Lucky Day
1939 Donald's Penguin
1939 Sea Scouts
1939 The Hockey Champ
1940 Donald's Vacation
1940 Mr. Duck Steps Out
1940 Window Cleaners
1941 Chef Donald
1941 Early to Bed
1941 Old MacDonald Duck
1941 Truant Officer Donald
1942 Bellboy Donald
1942 Donald Gets Drafted
1942 Donald's Garden
1942 Donald's Snow Fight
1942 Sky Trooper
1942 The Army Mascot
1943 Home Defense
1943 The Old Army Game
1944 Donald Duck and the Gorilla
1944 Donald's Off Day
1944 The Plastics Inventor
1944 Trombone Trouble
1945 No Sail
1945 The Eyes Have It
1946 A Knight for a Day
1946 Double Dribble
1946 Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive
1946 Lighthouse Keeping
1946 Squatter's Rights
1947 Bootle Beetle
1947 Chip an' Dale
1947 Clown of the Jungle
1947 Foul Hunting
1947 Straight Shooters
1948 Daddy Duck
1948 Inferior Decorator
1948 Soup's On
1948 Tea for Two Hundred
1948 They're Off
1948 Three for Breakfast
1949 All in a Nutshell
1949 Donald's Happy Birthday
1949 Honey Harvester
1949 Sea Salts
1949 Slide Donald Slide
1949 The Greener Yard
1949 Toy Tinkers
1949 Winter Storage
1950 Bee at the Beach
1950 Crazy Over Daisy
1950 Hook, Lion and Sinker
1950 Lion Around
1950 Out on a Limb
1950 Trailer Horn
1951 Bee On Guard
1951 Chicken in the Rough
1951 Corn Chips
1951 Dude Duck
1951 Lucky Number
1951 Out of Scale
1951 Test Pilot Donald
1952 Donald Applecore
1952 Lambert the Sheepish Lion
1952 Let's Stick Together
1952 Pluto's Christmas Tree
1952 Trick or Treat
1952 Two Chips and a Miss
1952 Uncle Donald's Ants
1953 Canvas Back Duck
1953 Don's Fountain of Youth
1953 Rugged Bear
1953 The New Neighbor
1953 Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
1953 Working for Peanuts
1954 Dragon Around
1954 Grin and Bear It
1954 Spare the Rod
1954 The Donald Duck Story
1954 The Flying Squirrel
1955 Bearly Asleep
1955 Beezy Bear
1955 No Hunting
1955 Up a Tree
1956 Hooked Bear
1956 In the Bag
1956 On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
1956 The Great Cat Family
1956 Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
1958 From All of Us to All of You
1959 Duck Flies Coop
1960 Freeloading Feline
1960 Hunger Strife
1960 Southern Fried Hospitality
1960 This Is Your Life Donald Duck
1961 Bear and the Bees
1961 Clash and Carry
1961 Doc's Last Stand
1961 Eggnapper
1961 Franken-Stymied
1961 Gabby's Diner
1961 Kids Is Kids
1961 Poop Deck Pirate
1961 Tin Can Concert
1961 Tricky Trout
1961 Voo-Doo Boo-Boo
1961 Woody's Kook-Out
1962 Corny Concerto
1962 Fish and Chips
1962 Fowled-Up Birthday
1962 Mackerel Moocher
1962 Mother's Little Helper
1962 Pest of Show
1962 Punchy Pooch
1962 Rock-a-Bye Gator
1962 Rocket Racket
1980 The Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale
1984 Daisy
1984 Donald
1984 Donald Duck's First 50 Years
1987 Here's Goofy!
2001 Mickey's House of Villains
2002 Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
2003 Everybody Loves Donald
2004 Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble
2005 Chip 'n Dale: Trouble in a Tree
2005 Classic Cartoon Favorites Volume 8: Holiday Celebration with Mickey and Pals
2005 Disney's Christmas Favorites
2012 Donald Duck's Christmas Favourites
2023 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
Writer:
1936 Donald and Pluto
1936 The Country Cousin
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns
1937 Don Donald
1937 Donald's Ostrich
1937 Modern Inventions
1937 The Old Mill
1937 Woodland Café
1938 Donald's Better Self
1938 Donald's Golf Game
1938 Donald's Nephews
1938 Good Scouts
1938 Self Control
1939 Donald's Cousin Gus
1939 Donald's Lucky Day
1939 Donald's Penguin
1939 Sea Scouts
1939 The Hockey Champ
1940 Donald's Vacation
1940 Fire Chief
1940 Mr. Duck Steps Out
1940 Window Cleaners
1941 Chef Donald
1941 Early to Bed
1941 Old MacDonald Duck
1941 Timber
1941 Truant Officer Donald
1942 Bellboy Donald
1942 Donald Gets Drafted
1942 Donald's Garden
1942 Donald's Snow Fight
1942 Sky Trooper
1942 The Army Mascot
1943 Home Defense
1943 The Old Army Game
1944 Donald Duck and the Gorilla
1944 Donald's Off Day
1944 The Plastics Inventor
1944 Trombone Trouble
1945 No Sail
1945 The Eyes Have It
1946 A Knight for a Day
1946 Double Dribble
1946 Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive
1946 Lighthouse Keeping
1946 Squatter's Rights
1947 Bootle Beetle
1947 Chip an' Dale
1947 Clown of the Jungle
1947 Foul Hunting
1947 Straight Shooters
1948 Daddy Duck
1948 Inferior Decorator
1948 Soup's On
1948 Tea for Two Hundred
1948 They're Off
1948 Three for Breakfast
1949 All in a Nutshell
1949 Donald's Happy Birthday
1949 Honey Harvester
1949 Sea Salts
1949 Slide Donald Slide
1949 The Greener Yard
1949 Toy Tinkers
1949 Winter Storage
1950 Bee at the Beach
1950 Crazy Over Daisy
1950 Hook, Lion and Sinker
1950 Lion Around
1950 Out on a Limb
1950 Trailer Horn
1951 Bee On Guard
1951 Chicken in the Rough
1951 Corn Chips
1951 Dude Duck
1951 Lucky Number
1951 Out of Scale
1951 Test Pilot Donald
1952 Donald Applecore
1952 Lambert the Sheepish Lion
1952 Let's Stick Together
1952 Pluto's Christmas Tree
1952 Trick or Treat
1952 Two Chips and a Miss
1952 Uncle Donald's Ants
1953 Canvas Back Duck
1953 Don's Fountain of Youth
1953 Rugged Bear
1953 The New Neighbor
1953 Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
1953 Working for Peanuts
1954 Dragon Around
1954 Grin and Bear It
1954 Spare the Rod
1954 The Donald Duck Story
1954 The Flying Squirrel
1955 Bearly Asleep
1955 Beezy Bear
1955 No Hunting
1955 Up a Tree
1956 Hooked Bear
1956 In the Bag
1956 On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
1956 The Great Cat Family
1956 Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
1958 From All of Us to All of You
1959 Duck Flies Coop
1960 Freeloading Feline
1960 Hunger Strife
1960 Southern Fried Hospitality
1960 This Is Your Life Donald Duck
1961 Bear and the Bees
1961 Clash and Carry
1961 Doc's Last Stand
1961 Eggnapper
1961 Franken-Stymied
1961 Gabby's Diner
1961 Kids Is Kids
1961 Poop Deck Pirate
1961 Tin Can Concert
1961 Tricky Trout
1961 Voo-Doo Boo-Boo
1961 Woody's Kook-Out
1962 Corny Concerto
1962 Fish and Chips
1962 Fowled-Up Birthday
1962 Mackerel Moocher
1962 Mother's Little Helper
1962 Pest of Show
1962 Punchy Pooch
1962 Rock-a-Bye Gator
1962 Rocket Racket
1980 The Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale
1984 Daisy
1984 Donald
1984 Donald Duck's First 50 Years
1987 Here's Goofy!
2001 Mickey's House of Villains
2002 Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
2003 Everybody Loves Donald
2004 Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble
2005 Chip 'n Dale: Trouble in a Tree
2005 Classic Cartoon Favorites Volume 8: Holiday Celebration with Mickey and Pals
2005 Disney's Christmas Favorites
2012 Donald Duck's Christmas Favourites
2023 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
Director:
1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1962 The Beary Family
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