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  • BIRTH 05/01/1913
  • DEATH 11/06/1994
  • Country United States
  • MOVIES 2
  • DIRECTOR 81
  • SCRIPT 25

Jack Hannah

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.

Jack Hannah

Movies (2)

No Hunting
No Hunting
Moose (voice) (uncredited)
Lady and the Lamp
Lady and the Lamp
Lamp Shop Owner (voice)

Director (81)

Disney's Christmas Favorites
Disney's Christmas Favorites
Mickey's House of Villains
Mickey's House of Villains
Chip an' Dale
Chip an' Dale
Beezy Bear
Beezy Bear
Bearly Asleep
Bearly Asleep
All in a Nutshell
All in a Nutshell
A Knight for a Day
A Knight for a Day
Let's Stick Together
Let's Stick Together
Trick or Treat
Trick or Treat
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Winter Storage
Winter Storage
Dragon Around
Dragon Around
Corn Chips
Corn Chips
No Hunting
No Hunting
Pluto's Christmas Tree
Pluto's Christmas Tree
Double Dribble
Double Dribble
Don's Fountain of Youth
Don's Fountain of Youth
Straight Shooters
Straight Shooters
Bootle Beetle
Bootle Beetle
Daddy Duck
Daddy Duck
Inferior Decorator
Inferior Decorator
Soup's On
Soup's On
Lucky Number
Lucky Number
Donald's Off Day
Donald's Off Day
Three for Breakfast
Three for Breakfast
Donald's Happy Birthday
Donald's Happy Birthday
Sea Salts
Sea Salts
Honey Harvester
Honey Harvester
The Greener Yard
The Greener Yard
Out on a Limb
Out on a Limb
Test Pilot Donald
Test Pilot Donald
Here's Goofy!
Here's Goofy!
Bee On Guard
Bee On Guard
No Sail
No Sail
Working for Peanuts
Working for Peanuts
Grin and Bear It
Grin and Bear It
The Flying Squirrel
The Flying Squirrel
From All of Us to All of You
From All of Us to All of You
Kids Is Kids
Kids Is Kids
The Great Cat Family
The Great Cat Family
Duck Flies Coop
Duck Flies Coop
The Donald Duck Story
The Donald Duck Story
Bee at the Beach
Bee at the Beach
Chicken in the Rough
Chicken in the Rough
Hooked Bear
Hooked Bear
In the Bag
In the Bag
The Eyes Have It
The Eyes Have It
Foul Hunting
Foul Hunting
Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive
Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive
Out of Scale
Out of Scale
Canvas Back Duck
Canvas Back Duck
Tea for Two Hundred
Tea for Two Hundred
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
Hook, Lion and Sinker
Hook, Lion and Sinker
Rugged Bear
Rugged Bear
Up a Tree
Up a Tree
Crazy Over Daisy
Crazy Over Daisy
Lighthouse Keeping
Lighthouse Keeping
Slide Donald Slide
Slide Donald Slide
Two Chips and a Miss
Two Chips and a Miss
Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble
Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble
Chip 'n Dale: Trouble in a Tree
Chip 'n Dale: Trouble in a Tree
The Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale
The Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale
Everybody Loves Donald
Everybody Loves Donald
Clown of the Jungle
Clown of the Jungle
The New Neighbor
The New Neighbor
Dude Duck
Dude Duck
Lion Around
Lion Around
Donald Duck's Christmas Favourites
Donald Duck's Christmas Favourites
Trailer Horn
Trailer Horn
Donald Applecore
Donald Applecore
Toy Tinkers
Toy Tinkers
On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
Squatter's Rights
Squatter's Rights
Donald Duck's First 50 Years
Donald Duck's First 50 Years
Spare the Rod
Spare the Rod
Uncle Donald's Ants
Uncle Donald's Ants
They're Off
They're Off
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts…

Script (25)

Early to Bed
Early to Bed
Beach Picnic
Beach Picnic
Donald's Golf Game
Donald's Golf Game
Chef Donald
Chef Donald
The Hockey Champ
The Hockey Champ
Donald's Nephews
Donald's Nephews
Donald Gets Drafted
Donald Gets Drafted
The Plastics Inventor
The Plastics Inventor
Donald's Cousin Gus
Donald's Cousin Gus
Mr. Duck Steps Out
Mr. Duck Steps Out
The Donald Duck Story
The Donald Duck Story
Home Defense
Home Defense
Sky Trooper
Sky Trooper
Timber
Timber
Fire Chief
Fire Chief
The Old Army Game
The Old Army Game
Donald's Lucky Day
Donald's Lucky Day
Trombone Trouble
Trombone Trouble
Truant Officer Donald
Truant Officer Donald
Window Cleaners
Window Cleaners
Old MacDonald Duck
Old MacDonald Duck
Bellboy Donald
Bellboy Donald
Donald Duck and the Gorilla
Donald Duck and the Gorilla
The Army Mascot
The Army Mascot
Donald's Vacation
Donald's Vacation