Ben Hardaway
Writing
Joseph Benson 'Ben' (a.k.a. 'Bugs') Hardaway (May 21, 1895 – February 5, 1957) was an American storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer and director for several American animation studios during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. While at the Leon Schlesinger / Warner Bros. studio during the late 1930s, Hardaway, in 1938, co-directed Porky's Hare Hunt, the first film to feature a rabbit. When this unnamed, embryonic rabbit was given a new model sheet for a later short, since, according to Chuck Jones, Hardaway "didn't draw it very well", designer Charlie Thorson inadvertently offered a permanent name by titling the model sheet "Bugs' Bunny" since it was meant for Hardaway's unit. By the time the rabbit was redesigned and refined for the film A Wild Hare, the name was already being used in relation to the character in studio publicity materials. In 1940, Hardaway joined the staff of Walter Lantz Productions, where he helped Walter Lantz in creating the studio's most famous character, Woody Woodpecker. Hardaway wrote or co-wrote most of the stories for the 1940–1950 Woody Woodpecker shorts, as well as supplying Woody's voice between 1944 and 1949. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known for
Writing70
movieWild and Woody!
1948
Writer
movieDog Tax Dodgers
1948
Writer
movieSmoked Hams
1947
Writer
movieThe Wacky Weed
1946
Writer
movieApple Andy
1946
Writer
movieReddy Made Magic
1946
Screenplay
movieSki for Two
1944
Story
movieThe Beach Nut
1944
Writer
movieFish Fry
1944
Story
movieAce in the Hole
1942
Writer
movieKnock Knock
1940
Story
movieJack Frost
1934
Story
movieThe Bully
1932
Story
movieSchool Days
1932
Story
moviePuppy Love
1932
Story
movieWhat a Life
1932
Story
movieFire! Fire!
1932
Story
movieThe Milkman
1932
Story
Directing24
movieThe Egg Cracker Suite
1943
Director
movieBusy Bakers
1940
Director
movieBreakdowns of 1939
1939
Director
moviePorky the Giant Killer
1939
Director
movieFagin's Freshman
1939
Director
movieSioux Me
1939
Director
movieHare-um Scare-um
1939
Director
movieHobo Gadget Band
1939
Director
moviePorky and Teabiscuit
1939
Director
movieGold Rush Daze
1939
Director
movieIt's an Ill Wind
1939
Director
movieCount Me Out
1938
Director
moviePorky the Gob
1938
Director
movieLove and Curses
1938
Director
moviePorky's Hare Hunt
1938
Director
movieBuddy in Africa
1935
Director
movieBuddy of the Legion
1935
Director
movieBuddy's Pony Express
1935
Director
movieBuddy's Theatre
1935
Director
movieBuddy the Dentist
1934
Director
movieBuddy's Adventures
1934
Director
movieRhythm in the Bow
1934
Director
movieBuddy of the Apes
1934
Director
Acting21
movieWoody Woodpecker and Friends
1982
Various Voices
movieWild and Woody!
1948
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieWet Blanket Policy
1948
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieWacky-Bye Baby
1948
Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
movieWoody the Giant Killer
1947
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieThe Coo Coo Bird
1947
Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
movieSmoked Hams
1947
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieFair Weather Fiends
1946
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieThe Reckless Driver
1946
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieWho's Cookin Who?
1946
Woody Woodpecker / Starvation (voice)
movieThe Loose Nut
1945
Woody Woodpecker / Bull Dozer (voice)
movieThe Dippy Diplomat
1945
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieWoody Dines Out
1945
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieChew-Chew Baby
1945
Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
movieSki for Two
1944
Woody Woodpecker
movieThe Beach Nut
1944
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieThe Barber of Seville
1944
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieAce in the Hole
1942
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieThe Hollywood Matador
1942
Woody Woodpecker
moviePantry Panic
1941
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
movieIt's an Ill Wind
1939
Dizzy Duck
