Jack Hannah
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing110
movieEverybody Loves Donald
2003
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tvDisney's House of Mouse
2001
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movieHere's Goofy!
1987
Director
Daisy
1984
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movieCorny Concerto
1962
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moviePunchy Pooch
1962
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movieRocket Racket
1962
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tvThe Beary Family
1962
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moviePest of Show
1962
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movieRock-a-Bye Gator
1962
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movieDoc's Last Stand
1961
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movieKids Is Kids
1961
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movieTin Can Concert
1961
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movieWoody's Kook-Out
1961
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movieVoo-Doo Boo-Boo
1961
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movieFranken-Stymied
1961
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movieClash and Carry
1961
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movieGabby's Diner
1961
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Eggnapper
1961
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moviePoop Deck Pirate
1961
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movieFreeloading Feline
1960
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movieDuck Flies Coop
1959
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movieThe Great Cat Family
1956
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movieIn the Bag
1956
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movieHooked Bear
1956
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movieUp a Tree
1955
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movieBeezy Bear
1955
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movieBearly Asleep
1955
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movieNo Hunting
1955
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movieThe Donald Duck Story
1954
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movieThe Flying Squirrel
1954
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movieGrin and Bear It
1954
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movieDragon Around
1954
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movieSpare the Rod
1954
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movieCanvas Back Duck
1953
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movieWorking for Peanuts
1953
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movieRugged Bear
1953
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movieThe New Neighbor
1953
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movieDon's Fountain of Youth
1953
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moviePluto's Christmas Tree
1952
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movieTrick or Treat
1952
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movieUncle Donald's Ants
1952
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movieLet's Stick Together
1952
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movieTwo Chips and a Miss
1952
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movieDonald Applecore
1952
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movieBee On Guard
1951
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movieOut of Scale
1951
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movieLucky Number
1951
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movieTest Pilot Donald
1951
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movieCorn Chips
1951
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movieDude Duck
1951
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movieChicken in the Rough
1951
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movieOut on a Limb
1950
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movieBee at the Beach
1950
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movieHook, Lion and Sinker
1950
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movieTrailer Horn
1950
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movieCrazy Over Daisy
1950
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movieLion Around
1950
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movieToy Tinkers
1949
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movieSlide Donald Slide
1949
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movieThe Greener Yard
1949
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movieAll in a Nutshell
1949
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movieHoney Harvester
1949
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movieWinter Storage
1949
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movieSea Salts
1949
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movieDonald's Happy Birthday
1949
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movieTea for Two Hundred
1948
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movieThree for Breakfast
1948
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movieSoup's On
1948
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movieInferior Decorator
1948
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movieDaddy Duck
1948
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movieThey're Off
1948
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movieChip an' Dale
1947
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movieFoul Hunting
1947
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movieBootle Beetle
1947
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movieClown of the Jungle
1947
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movieStraight Shooters
1947
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movieDouble Dribble
1946
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movieLighthouse Keeping
1946
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movieSquatter's Rights
1946
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movieA Knight for a Day
1946
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movieNo Sail
1945
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movieThe Eyes Have It
1945
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movieDonald's Off Day
1944
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tvDisney Animated Shorts
1921
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Writing28
movieTin Can Concert
1961
Writer
movieBric’s Stew
1959
Story
movieSky Trooper
1942
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movieChef Donald
1941
Story
movieTimber
1941
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movieFire Chief
1940
Writer
Visual Effects18
movieDonald's Garden
1942
Animation
movieDonald's Snow Fight
1942
Animation
movieDonald's Vacation
1940
Animation
movieDonald's Penguin
1939
Animation
movieSea Scouts
1939
Animation
movieDonald's Lucky Day
1939
Animation
movieDonald's Golf Game
1938
Animation
movieGood Scouts
1938
Animation
movieDonald's Nephews
1938
Animation
movieDonald's Better Self
1938
Animation
movieSelf Control
1938
Animation
movieDonald's Ostrich
1937
Animation
movieThe Old Mill
1937
Animation
movieWoodland Café
1937
Animation
movieDon Donald
1937
Animation
movieThe Country Cousin
1936
Animation
movieDonald and Pluto
1936
Animation
movieToby Tortoise Returns
1936
Animation
Acting3
movieThe Pixar Story
2007
Lamp Shop Owner (voice) (archive footage)
movieLady and the Lamp
1979
Lamp Shop Owner (voice)
movieNo Hunting
1955
Moose (voice) (uncredited)