
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

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness
Movie · Story
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
Movie · Writer

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth
Movie · Story

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century
Movie · Story

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
Movie · Writer

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
Movie · Writer

How Bugs Bunny Won the West
Movie · Writer

Harlem Globetrotters
TV · Story · 1 ep

Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
TV · Story · 89 eps

Cat and Dupli-cat
Movie · Story

Duel Personality
Movie · Story

Love Me, Love My Mouse
Movie · Story

Tom-ic Energy
Movie · Story

Big Mouse-Take
Movie · Writer

Horse Shoo
Movie · Writer

I'm Just Wild About Jerry
Movie · Story

Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life
Movie · Story

The Inspector
TV · Writer · 34 eps

The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
Movie · Story

Bear Hug
Movie · Writer

Bear Knuckles
Movie · Writer

Elephantastic
Movie · Writer

Raggedy Rug
Movie · Writer

Trouble Bruin
Movie · Writer

The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
Movie · Story

Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
Movie · Story

Much Ado About Mousing
Movie · Story

Pent-House Mouse
Movie · Story

Bear Up!
Movie · Story

Drum-Sticked
Movie · Writer

Habit Rabbit
Movie · Writer

Sheep Stealers Anonymous
Movie · Writer

Adventures of the Road-Runner
Movie · Story

Beef For And After
Movie · Writer

Swash Buckled
Movie · Writer

Bearly Able
Movie · Writer

Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har
TV · Writer · 52 eps

The Mouse on 57th Street
Movie · Story

This Is My Ducky Day
Movie · Story

Zoo is Company
Movie · Story

Fee Fie Foes
Movie · Writer

The Yogi Bear Show
TV · Writer · 1 ep

Horse Hare
Movie · Story

Goldimouse and the Three Cats
Movie · Story

Who Scent You?
Movie · Story

Person to Bunny
Movie · Story

Ready, Woolen and Able
Movie · Story

Trip for Tat
Movie · Story

High Note
Movie · Story

The Flintstones
TV · Writer · 166 eps

A Witch's Tangled Hare
Movie · Story

Baton Bunny
Movie · Story

Wolf Hounded
Movie · Story

Little Bo Bopped
Movie · Story

Wild About Hurry
Movie · Story

Really Scent
Movie · Story

The Quick Draw McGraw Show
TV · Writer · 135 eps

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
TV · Writer · 45 eps

Snooper and Blabber
TV · Writer · 45 eps

Hare-Way to the Stars
Movie · Story

Robin Hood Daffy
Movie · Story

Cat Feud
Movie · Story

Whoa, Be-Gone!
Movie · Story

Weasel While You Work
Movie · Story

Hip Hip-Hurry!
Movie · Story

What's Opera, Doc?
Movie · Story

Boyhood Daze
Movie · Story

Ali Baba Bunny
Movie · Story

Scrambled Aches
Movie · Story

Zoom and Bored
Movie · Story

Steal Wool
Movie · Story

Fox-Terror
Movie · Writer

Touché and Go
Movie · Story

90 Day Wondering
Movie · Writer

Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
Movie · Story

There They Go-Go-Go!
Movie · Story

Rocket-bye Baby
Movie · Story

Deduce, You Say
Movie · Story

Double or Mutton
Movie · Story

One Froggy Evening
Movie · Story

Ready.. Set.. Zoom!
Movie · Story

Guided Muscle
Movie · Story

The Legend of Rockabye Point
Movie · Writer

Rabbit Rampage
Movie · Story

Beanstalk Bunny
Movie · Story

Flea for Two
Movie · Writer

Square Shootin' Square
Movie · Story

Witch Crafty
Movie · Story

Helter Shelter
Movie · Story

Past Perfumance
Movie · Story

Bewitched Bunny
Movie · Story

Feline Frame-Up
Movie · Story

From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
Movie · Story

Baby Buggy Bunny
Movie · Story

No Barking
Movie · Story

Stop! Look! and Hasten!
Movie · Story

My Little Duckaroo
Movie · Story

The Cats Bah
Movie · Story

Paw's Night Out
Movie · Story

Pig in a Pickle
Movie · Story

Claws for Alarm
Movie · Story

Sheep Ahoy
Movie · Story

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
Movie · Story

Duck Amuck
Movie · Story

Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
Movie · Story

Kiss Me Cat
Movie · Story

Lumber Jack-Rabbit
Movie · Story

Zipping Along
Movie · Story

Much Ado About Nutting
Movie · Story

Bully for Bugs
Movie · Story

Wild Over You
Movie · Story

Forward March Hare
Movie · Story

Rabbit Seasoning
Movie · Story

Feed the Kitty
Movie · Story

The Hasty Hare
Movie · Story

Going! Going! Gosh!
Movie · Story

Terrier-Stricken
Movie · Story

Operation: Rabbit
Movie · Story

Little Beau Pepé
Movie · Story

Beep, Beep
Movie · Writer

Water, Water Every Hare
Movie · Story

Mouse-Warming
Movie · Story

Rabbit Fire
Movie · Story

Chow Hound
Movie · Story

Drip-Along Daffy
Movie · Story

Scent-imental Romeo
Movie · Story

A Bear for Punishment
Movie · Story

Bunny Hugged
Movie · Story

Cheese Chasers
Movie · Story

Rabbit of Seville
Movie · Story

8 Ball Bunny
Movie · Story

Homeless Hare
Movie · Story

The Scarlet Pumpernickel
Movie · Story

Dog Gone South
Movie · Story

Two's a Crowd
Movie · Story

The Hypo-Chondri-Cat
Movie · Story

Long-Haired Hare
Movie · Story

For Scent-imental Reasons
Movie · Story

Fast and Furry-ous
Movie · Story

Rabbit Hood
Movie · Story

Frigid Hare
Movie · Writer

The Bee-Deviled Bruin
Movie · Story

Bear Feat
Movie · Writer

Mouse Wreckers
Movie · Story

Buccaneer Bunny
Movie · Story

Haredevil Hare
Movie · Story

Scaredy Cat
Movie · Story

Kit for Cat
Movie · Story

My Bunny Lies Over the Sea
Movie · Story

Back Alley Oproar
Movie · Story

What's Brewin', Bruin?
Movie · Story

Bugs Bunny Rides Again
Movie · Writer

Kitty Foiled
Movie · Story

Rabbit Punch
Movie · Story

A Pest in the House
Movie · Story

A Hare Grows in Manhattan
Movie · Story

Rabbit Transit
Movie · Story

Tweetie Pie
Movie · Story

Slick Hare
Movie · Story

Cockatoos for Two
Movie · Story

Along Came Daffy
Movie · Story

Scent-imental Over You
Movie · Story
It's a Grand Old Nag
Movie · Writer

House Hunting Mice
Movie · Story

Baseball Bugs
Movie · Story

Rhapsody Rabbit
Movie · Story

Racketeer Rabbit
Movie · Story

Roughly Squeaking
Movie · Story

Hollywood Daffy
Movie · Story

Ain't That Ducky
Movie · Story

Herr Meets Hare
Movie · Writer

Angel Puss
Movie · Story

Little Red Riding Rabbit
Movie · Story

Stage Door Cartoon
Movie · Story

Meatless Flyday
Movie · Story

Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk
Movie · Story

Fin'n Catty
Movie · Story

Hiss and Make Up
Movie · Story

The Unbearable Bear
Movie · Story

Daffy - The Commando
Movie · Story

Fifth Column Mouse
Movie · Story

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
Movie · Story

The Hare-Brained Hypnotist
Movie · Story

Fresh Hare
Movie · Story

Crazy Cruise
Movie · Story

Aloha Hooey
Movie · Story

Foney Fables
Movie · Story

The Trial of Mr. Wolf
Movie · Story

The Haunted Mouse
Movie · Story

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
Movie · Story

Porky's Bear Facts
Movie · Story

Sport Chumpions
Movie · Story

Notes to You
Movie · Story

The Heckling Hare
Movie · Story

The Cat's Tale
Movie · Story