Michael Maltese

Michael Maltese

Known for
Writing
Born
February 6, 1908
Died
February 22, 1981 (aged 73)
Birthplace
New York, New York, USA

Biography

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]

Known For

Filmography

2013
Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness poster

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness

Movie · Story

2010
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

Movie · Writer

1998
Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth poster

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth

Movie · Story

1980
Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century poster

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century

Movie · Story

1980
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special poster

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special

Movie · Writer

1979
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie poster

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie

Movie · Writer

1978
How Bugs Bunny Won the West poster

How Bugs Bunny Won the West

Movie · Writer

1970
Harlem Globetrotters poster

Harlem Globetrotters

TV · Story · 1 ep

1969
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines poster

Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines

TV · Story · 89 eps

1967
Cat and Dupli-cat poster

Cat and Dupli-cat

Movie · Story

1966
Duel Personality poster

Duel Personality

Movie · Story

1966
Love Me, Love My Mouse poster

Love Me, Love My Mouse

Movie · Story

1965
Tom-ic Energy poster

Tom-ic Energy

Movie · Story

1965
Big Mouse-Take poster

Big Mouse-Take

Movie · Writer

1965
Horse Shoo poster

Horse Shoo

Movie · Writer

1965
I'm Just Wild About Jerry poster

I'm Just Wild About Jerry

Movie · Story

1965
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life poster

Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life

Movie · Story

1965
The Inspector poster

The Inspector

TV · Writer · 34 eps

1964
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse poster

The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse

Movie · Story

1964
Bear Hug poster

Bear Hug

Movie · Writer

1964
Bear Knuckles poster

Bear Knuckles

Movie · Writer

1964
Elephantastic poster

Elephantastic

Movie · Writer

1964
Raggedy Rug poster

Raggedy Rug

Movie · Writer

1964
Trouble Bruin poster

Trouble Bruin

Movie · Writer

1964
The Cat Above and the Mouse Below poster

The Cat Above and the Mouse Below

Movie · Story

1964
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? poster

Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?

Movie · Story

1964
Much Ado About Mousing poster

Much Ado About Mousing

Movie · Story

1963
Pent-House Mouse poster

Pent-House Mouse

Movie · Story

1963
Bear Up! poster

Bear Up!

Movie · Story

1963
Drum-Sticked poster

Drum-Sticked

Movie · Writer

1963
Habit Rabbit poster

Habit Rabbit

Movie · Writer

1963
Sheep Stealers Anonymous poster

Sheep Stealers Anonymous

Movie · Writer

1962
Adventures of the Road-Runner poster

Adventures of the Road-Runner

Movie · Story

1962
Beef For And After poster

Beef For And After

Movie · Writer

1962
Swash Buckled poster

Swash Buckled

Movie · Writer

1962
Bearly Able poster

Bearly Able

Movie · Writer

1962
Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har poster

Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har

TV · Writer · 52 eps

1961
The Mouse on 57th Street poster

The Mouse on 57th Street

Movie · Story

1961
This Is My Ducky Day poster

This Is My Ducky Day

Movie · Story

1961
Zoo is Company poster

Zoo is Company

Movie · Story

1961
Fee Fie Foes poster

Fee Fie Foes

Movie · Writer

1961
The Yogi Bear Show poster

The Yogi Bear Show

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1960
Horse Hare poster

Horse Hare

Movie · Story

1960
Goldimouse and the Three Cats poster

Goldimouse and the Three Cats

Movie · Story

1960
Who Scent You? poster

Who Scent You?

Movie · Story

1960
Person to Bunny poster

Person to Bunny

Movie · Story

1960
Ready, Woolen and Able poster

Ready, Woolen and Able

Movie · Story

1960
Trip for Tat poster

Trip for Tat

Movie · Story

1960
High Note poster

High Note

Movie · Story

1960
The Flintstones poster

The Flintstones

TV · Writer · 166 eps

1959
A Witch's Tangled Hare poster

A Witch's Tangled Hare

Movie · Story

1959
Baton Bunny poster

Baton Bunny

Movie · Story

1959
Wolf Hounded poster

Wolf Hounded

Movie · Story

1959
Little Bo Bopped poster

Little Bo Bopped

Movie · Story

1959
Wild About Hurry poster

Wild About Hurry

Movie · Story

1959
Really Scent poster

Really Scent

Movie · Story

1959
The Quick Draw McGraw Show poster

The Quick Draw McGraw Show

TV · Writer · 135 eps

1959
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy poster

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy

TV · Writer · 45 eps

1959
Snooper and Blabber poster

Snooper and Blabber

TV · Writer · 45 eps

1958
Hare-Way to the Stars poster

Hare-Way to the Stars

Movie · Story

1958
Robin Hood Daffy poster

Robin Hood Daffy

Movie · Story

1958
Cat Feud poster

Cat Feud

Movie · Story

1958
Whoa, Be-Gone! poster

Whoa, Be-Gone!

Movie · Story

1958
Weasel While You Work poster

Weasel While You Work

Movie · Story

1958
Hip Hip-Hurry! poster

Hip Hip-Hurry!

Movie · Story

1957
What's Opera, Doc? poster

What's Opera, Doc?

Movie · Story

1957
Boyhood Daze poster

Boyhood Daze

Movie · Story

1957
Ali Baba Bunny poster

Ali Baba Bunny

Movie · Story

1957
Scrambled Aches poster

Scrambled Aches

Movie · Story

1957
Zoom and Bored poster

Zoom and Bored

Movie · Story

1957
Steal Wool poster

Steal Wool

Movie · Story

1957
Fox-Terror poster

Fox-Terror

Movie · Writer

1957
Touché and Go poster

Touché and Go

Movie · Story

1956
90 Day Wondering poster

90 Day Wondering

Movie · Writer

1956
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z poster

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

Movie · Story

1956
There They Go-Go-Go! poster

There They Go-Go-Go!

Movie · Story

1956
Rocket-bye Baby poster

Rocket-bye Baby

Movie · Story

1956
Deduce, You Say poster

Deduce, You Say

Movie · Story

1955
Double or Mutton poster

Double or Mutton

Movie · Story

1955
One Froggy Evening poster

One Froggy Evening

Movie · Story

1955
Ready.. Set.. Zoom! poster

Ready.. Set.. Zoom!

Movie · Story

1955
Guided Muscle poster

Guided Muscle

Movie · Story

1955
The Legend of Rockabye Point poster

The Legend of Rockabye Point

Movie · Writer

1955
Rabbit Rampage poster

Rabbit Rampage

Movie · Story

1955
Beanstalk Bunny poster

Beanstalk Bunny

Movie · Story

1955
Flea for Two poster

Flea for Two

Movie · Writer

1955
Square Shootin' Square poster

Square Shootin' Square

Movie · Story

1955
Witch Crafty poster

Witch Crafty

Movie · Story

1955
Helter Shelter poster

Helter Shelter

Movie · Story

1955
Past Perfumance poster

Past Perfumance

Movie · Story

1954
Bewitched Bunny poster

Bewitched Bunny

Movie · Story

1954
Feline Frame-Up poster

Feline Frame-Up

Movie · Story

1954
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z poster

From A to Z-Z-Z-Z

Movie · Story

1954
Baby Buggy Bunny poster

Baby Buggy Bunny

Movie · Story

1954
No Barking poster

No Barking

Movie · Story

1954
Stop! Look! and Hasten! poster

Stop! Look! and Hasten!

Movie · Story

1954
My Little Duckaroo poster

My Little Duckaroo

Movie · Story

1954
The Cats Bah poster

The Cats Bah

Movie · Story

1954
Paw's Night Out poster

Paw's Night Out

Movie · Story

1954
Pig in a Pickle poster

Pig in a Pickle

Movie · Story

1954
Claws for Alarm poster

Claws for Alarm

Movie · Story

1954
Sheep Ahoy poster

Sheep Ahoy

Movie · Story

1953
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century poster

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

Movie · Story

1953
Duck Amuck poster

Duck Amuck

Movie · Story

1953
Duck! Rabbit, Duck! poster

Duck! Rabbit, Duck!

Movie · Story

1953
Kiss Me Cat poster

Kiss Me Cat

Movie · Story

1953
Lumber Jack-Rabbit poster

Lumber Jack-Rabbit

Movie · Story

1953
Zipping Along poster

Zipping Along

Movie · Story

1953
Much Ado About Nutting poster

Much Ado About Nutting

Movie · Story

1953
Bully for Bugs poster

Bully for Bugs

Movie · Story

1953
Wild Over You poster

Wild Over You

Movie · Story

1953
Forward March Hare poster

Forward March Hare

Movie · Story

1952
Rabbit Seasoning poster

Rabbit Seasoning

Movie · Story

1952
Feed the Kitty poster

Feed the Kitty

Movie · Story

1952
The Hasty Hare poster

The Hasty Hare

Movie · Story

1952
Going! Going! Gosh! poster

Going! Going! Gosh!

Movie · Story

1952
Terrier-Stricken poster

Terrier-Stricken

Movie · Story

1952
Operation: Rabbit poster

Operation: Rabbit

Movie · Story

1952
Little Beau Pepé poster

Little Beau Pepé

Movie · Story

1952
Beep, Beep poster

Beep, Beep

Movie · Writer

1952
Water, Water Every Hare poster

Water, Water Every Hare

Movie · Story

1952
Mouse-Warming poster

Mouse-Warming

Movie · Story

1951
Rabbit Fire poster

Rabbit Fire

Movie · Story

1951
Chow Hound poster

Chow Hound

Movie · Story

1951
Drip-Along Daffy poster

Drip-Along Daffy

Movie · Story

1951
Scent-imental Romeo poster

Scent-imental Romeo

Movie · Story

1951
A Bear for Punishment poster

A Bear for Punishment

Movie · Story

1951
Bunny Hugged poster

Bunny Hugged

Movie · Story

1951
Cheese Chasers poster

Cheese Chasers

Movie · Story

1950
Rabbit of Seville poster

Rabbit of Seville

Movie · Story

1950
8 Ball Bunny poster

8 Ball Bunny

Movie · Story

1950
Homeless Hare poster

Homeless Hare

Movie · Story

1950
The Scarlet Pumpernickel poster

The Scarlet Pumpernickel

Movie · Story

1950
Dog Gone South poster

Dog Gone South

Movie · Story

1950
Two's a Crowd poster

Two's a Crowd

Movie · Story

1950
The Hypo-Chondri-Cat poster

The Hypo-Chondri-Cat

Movie · Story

1949
Long-Haired Hare poster

Long-Haired Hare

Movie · Story

1949
For Scent-imental Reasons poster

For Scent-imental Reasons

Movie · Story

1949
Fast and Furry-ous poster

Fast and Furry-ous

Movie · Story

1949
Rabbit Hood poster

Rabbit Hood

Movie · Story

1949
Frigid Hare poster

Frigid Hare

Movie · Writer

1949
The Bee-Deviled Bruin poster

The Bee-Deviled Bruin

Movie · Story

1949
Bear Feat poster

Bear Feat

Movie · Writer

1949
Mouse Wreckers poster

Mouse Wreckers

Movie · Story

1948
Buccaneer Bunny poster

Buccaneer Bunny

Movie · Story

1948
Haredevil Hare poster

Haredevil Hare

Movie · Story

1948
Scaredy Cat poster

Scaredy Cat

Movie · Story

1948
Kit for Cat poster

Kit for Cat

Movie · Story

1948
My Bunny Lies Over the Sea poster

My Bunny Lies Over the Sea

Movie · Story

1948
Back Alley Oproar poster

Back Alley Oproar

Movie · Story

1948
What's Brewin', Bruin? poster

What's Brewin', Bruin?

Movie · Story

1948
Bugs Bunny Rides Again poster

Bugs Bunny Rides Again

Movie · Writer

1948
Kitty Foiled poster

Kitty Foiled

Movie · Story

1948
Rabbit Punch poster

Rabbit Punch

Movie · Story

1947
A Pest in the House poster

A Pest in the House

Movie · Story

1947
A Hare Grows in Manhattan poster

A Hare Grows in Manhattan

Movie · Story

1947
Rabbit Transit poster

Rabbit Transit

Movie · Story

1947
Tweetie Pie poster

Tweetie Pie

Movie · Story

1947
Slick Hare poster

Slick Hare

Movie · Story

1947
Cockatoos for Two poster

Cockatoos for Two

Movie · Story

1947
Along Came Daffy poster

Along Came Daffy

Movie · Story

1947
Scent-imental Over You poster

Scent-imental Over You

Movie · Story

1947
It's a Grand Old Nag

It's a Grand Old Nag

Movie · Writer

1947
House Hunting Mice poster

House Hunting Mice

Movie · Story

1946
Baseball Bugs poster

Baseball Bugs

Movie · Story

1946
Rhapsody Rabbit poster

Rhapsody Rabbit

Movie · Story

1946
Racketeer Rabbit poster

Racketeer Rabbit

Movie · Story

1946
Roughly Squeaking poster

Roughly Squeaking

Movie · Story

1946
Hollywood Daffy poster

Hollywood Daffy

Movie · Story

1945
Ain't That Ducky poster

Ain't That Ducky

Movie · Story

1945
Herr Meets Hare poster

Herr Meets Hare

Movie · Writer

1944
Angel Puss poster

Angel Puss

Movie · Story

1944
Little Red Riding Rabbit poster

Little Red Riding Rabbit

Movie · Story

1944
Stage Door Cartoon poster

Stage Door Cartoon

Movie · Story

1944
Meatless Flyday poster

Meatless Flyday

Movie · Story

1943
Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk poster

Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk

Movie · Story

1943
Fin'n Catty poster

Fin'n Catty

Movie · Story

1943
Hiss and Make Up poster

Hiss and Make Up

Movie · Story

1943
The Unbearable Bear poster

The Unbearable Bear

Movie · Story

1943
Daffy - The Commando poster

Daffy - The Commando

Movie · Story

1943
Fifth Column Mouse poster

Fifth Column Mouse

Movie · Story

1942
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper poster

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper

Movie · Story

1942
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist poster

The Hare-Brained Hypnotist

Movie · Story

1942
Fresh Hare poster

Fresh Hare

Movie · Story

1942
Crazy Cruise poster

Crazy Cruise

Movie · Story

1942
Aloha Hooey poster

Aloha Hooey

Movie · Story

1942
Foney Fables poster

Foney Fables

Movie · Story

1941
The Trial of Mr. Wolf poster

The Trial of Mr. Wolf

Movie · Story

1941
The Haunted Mouse poster

The Haunted Mouse

Movie · Story

1941
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt poster

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt

Movie · Story

1941
Porky's Bear Facts poster

Porky's Bear Facts

Movie · Story

1941
Sport Chumpions poster

Sport Chumpions

Movie · Story

1941
Notes to You poster

Notes to You

Movie · Story

1941
The Heckling Hare poster

The Heckling Hare

Movie · Story

1941
The Cat's Tale poster

The Cat's Tale

Movie · Story