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Michael Maltese

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]

Popularity:4.145

Known For:Writing

Birthday:1908-02-06

Place of Birth:New York, New York, USA

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Also Known As:Mike Maltese, Michael Malteze

Michael Maltese Movies

A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947)

A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947)

Wackiki Wabbit (1943)

Wackiki Wabbit (1943)

You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)

You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)

Rumors (1943)

We, the Animals - Squeak! (1941)

We, the Animals - Squeak! (1941)

A Hound for Trouble (1951)

A Hound for Trouble (1951)

The Ducktators (1942)

The Ducktators (1942)

The Aristo-Cat (1943)

The Aristo-Cat (1943)

Little Beau Pepé (1952)

Little Beau Pepé (1952)

Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943)

Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943)

Double or Mutton (1955)

Double or Mutton (1955)

Pent-House Mouse (1963)

Pent-House Mouse (1963)

Baseball Bugs (1946)

Baseball Bugs (1946)

Tom-ic Energy (1965)

Tom-ic Energy (1965)

The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse (1964)

The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse (1964)

Long-Haired Hare (1949)

Long-Haired Hare (1949)

Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl (2010)

Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl (2010)

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)

Angel Puss (1944)

Angel Puss (1944)

Rabbit Seasoning (1952)

Rabbit Seasoning (1952)

Rabbit of Seville (1950)

Rabbit of Seville (1950)

Duck Amuck (1953)

Duck Amuck (1953)

One Froggy Evening (1955)

One Froggy Evening (1955)

What's Opera, Doc? (1957)

What's Opera, Doc? (1957)

Rabbit Fire (1951)

Rabbit Fire (1951)

Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953)

Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953)

90 Day Wondering (1956)

90 Day Wondering (1956)

A Pest in the House (1947)

A Pest in the House (1947)

A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959)

A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959)

Bewitched Bunny (1954)

Bewitched Bunny (1954)

Boyhood Daze (1957)

Boyhood Daze (1957)

Buccaneer Bunny (1948)

Buccaneer Bunny (1948)

Chow Hound (1951)

Chow Hound (1951)

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century (1980)

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century (1980)

Feline Frame-Up (1954)

Feline Frame-Up (1954)

Feed the Kitty (1952)

Feed the Kitty (1952)

For Scent-imental Reasons (1949)

For Scent-imental Reasons (1949)

From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (1954)

From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (1954)

Haredevil Hare (1948)

Haredevil Hare (1948)

Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)

Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)

Kiss Me Cat (1953)

Kiss Me Cat (1953)

The Hasty Hare (1952)

The Hasty Hare (1952)

Scaredy Cat (1948)

Scaredy Cat (1948)

8 Ball Bunny (1950)

8 Ball Bunny (1950)

Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)

Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)

Fast and Furry-ous (1949)

Fast and Furry-ous (1949)

Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (1956)

Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (1956)

A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947)

A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947)

Drip-Along Daffy (1951)

Drip-Along Daffy (1951)

Homeless Hare (1950)

Homeless Hare (1950)

Kit for Cat (1948)

Kit for Cat (1948)

No Barking (1954)

No Barking (1954)

Rabbit Transit (1947)

Rabbit Transit (1947)

Rhapsody Rabbit (1946)

Rhapsody Rabbit (1946)

Racketeer Rabbit (1946)

Racketeer Rabbit (1946)

Lumber Jack-Rabbit (1953)

Lumber Jack-Rabbit (1953)

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper (1942)

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper (1942)

Baton Bunny (1959)

Baton Bunny (1959)

Ali Baba Bunny (1957)

Ali Baba Bunny (1957)

Rabbit Hood (1949)

Rabbit Hood (1949)

Robin Hood Daffy (1958)

Robin Hood Daffy (1958)

The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950)

The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950)

Tweetie Pie (1947)

Tweetie Pie (1947)

Cat Feud (1958)

Cat Feud (1958)

Frigid Hare (1949)

Frigid Hare (1949)

Scent-imental Romeo (1951)

Scent-imental Romeo (1951)

Going! Going! Gosh! (1952)

Going! Going! Gosh! (1952)

Zipping Along (1953)

Zipping Along (1953)

Stop! Look! and Hasten! (1954)

Stop! Look! and Hasten! (1954)

Ready.. Set.. Zoom! (1955)

Ready.. Set.. Zoom! (1955)

Guided Muscle (1955)

Guided Muscle (1955)

There They Go-Go-Go! (1956)

There They Go-Go-Go! (1956)

Scrambled Aches (1957)

Scrambled Aches (1957)

Zoom and Bored (1957)

Zoom and Bored (1957)

Whoa, Be-Gone! (1958)

Whoa, Be-Gone! (1958)

The Legend of Rockabye Point (1955)

The Legend of Rockabye Point (1955)

My Little Duckaroo (1954)

My Little Duckaroo (1954)

Rocket-bye Baby (1956)

Rocket-bye Baby (1956)

Terrier-Stricken (1952)

Terrier-Stricken (1952)

Rabbit Rampage (1955)

Rabbit Rampage (1955)

Much Ado About Nutting (1953)

Much Ado About Nutting (1953)

Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk (1943)

Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk (1943)

Beanstalk Bunny (1955)

Beanstalk Bunny (1955)

A Bear for Punishment (1951)

A Bear for Punishment (1951)

Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)

Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)

Bully for Bugs (1953)

Bully for Bugs (1953)

Operation: Rabbit (1952)

Operation: Rabbit (1952)

Steal Wool (1957)

Steal Wool (1957)

Dog Gone South (1950)

Dog Gone South (1950)

Bunny Hugged (1951)

Bunny Hugged (1951)

Slick Hare (1947)

Slick Hare (1947)

Cockatoos for Two (1947)

Cockatoos for Two (1947)

The Trial of Mr. Wolf (1941)

The Trial of Mr. Wolf (1941)

Bear Hug (1964)

Bear Hug (1964)

Bear Up! (1963)

Bear Up! (1963)

Big Mouse-Take (1965)

Big Mouse-Take (1965)

Drum-Sticked (1963)

Drum-Sticked (1963)

Elephantastic (1964)

Elephantastic (1964)

Bear Knuckles (1964)

Bear Knuckles (1964)

Habit Rabbit (1963)

Habit Rabbit (1963)

Horse Shoo (1965)

Horse Shoo (1965)

Raggedy Rug (1964)

Raggedy Rug (1964)

Sheep Stealers Anonymous (1963)

Sheep Stealers Anonymous (1963)

Trouble Bruin (1964)

Trouble Bruin (1964)

The Cat Above and the Mouse Below (1964)

The Cat Above and the Mouse Below (1964)

My Bunny Lies Over the Sea (1948)

My Bunny Lies Over the Sea (1948)

Stage Door Cartoon (1944)

Stage Door Cartoon (1944)

The Haunted Mouse (1941)

The Haunted Mouse (1941)

Back Alley Oproar (1948)

Back Alley Oproar (1948)

Weasel While You Work (1958)

Weasel While You Work (1958)

Two's a Crowd (1950)

Two's a Crowd (1950)

The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (1942)

The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (1942)

Along Came Daffy (1947)

Along Came Daffy (1947)

The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949)

The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949)

Scent-imental Over You (1947)

Scent-imental Over You (1947)

Flea for Two (1955)

Flea for Two (1955)

Roughly Squeaking (1946)

Roughly Squeaking (1946)

The Cats Bah (1954)

The Cats Bah (1954)

Ain't That Ducky (1945)

Ain't That Ducky (1945)

Fin'n Catty (1943)

Fin'n Catty (1943)

What's Brewin', Bruin? (1948)

What's Brewin', Bruin? (1948)

Little Beau Pepé (1952)

Little Beau Pepé (1952)

Hiss and Make Up (1943)

Hiss and Make Up (1943)

Wild Over You (1953)

Wild Over You (1953)

I'm Just Wild About Jerry (1965)

I'm Just Wild About Jerry (1965)

Fresh Hare (1942)

Fresh Hare (1942)

Square Shootin' Square (1955)

Square Shootin' Square (1955)

Witch Crafty (1955)

Witch Crafty (1955)

Helter Shelter (1955)

Helter Shelter (1955)

Paw's Night Out (1954)

Paw's Night Out (1954)

Pig in a Pickle (1954)

Pig in a Pickle (1954)

Cat and Dupli-cat (1967)

Cat and Dupli-cat (1967)

Horse Hare (1960)

Horse Hare (1960)

Goldimouse and the Three Cats (1960)

Goldimouse and the Three Cats (1960)

Person to Bunny (1960)

Person to Bunny (1960)

Who Scent You? (1960)

Who Scent You? (1960)

Ready, Woolen and Able (1960)

Ready, Woolen and Able (1960)

Trip for Tat (1960)

Trip for Tat (1960)

High Note (1960)

High Note (1960)

The Mouse on 57th Street (1961)

The Mouse on 57th Street (1961)

Beep, Beep (1952)

Beep, Beep (1952)

Fox-Terror (1957)

Fox-Terror (1957)

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness (2013)

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness (2013)

Duel Personality (1966)

Duel Personality (1966)

Forward March Hare (1953)

Forward March Hare (1953)

Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life (1965)

Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life (1965)

Claws for Alarm (1954)

Claws for Alarm (1954)

Water, Water Every Hare (1952)

Water, Water Every Hare (1952)

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941)

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941)

Aloha Hooey (1942)

Aloha Hooey (1942)

Crazy Cruise (1942)

Crazy Cruise (1942)

Porky's Bear Facts (1941)

Porky's Bear Facts (1941)

Sport Chumpions (1941)

Sport Chumpions (1941)

Notes to You (1941)

Notes to You (1941)

Deduce, You Say (1956)

Deduce, You Say (1956)

It's a Grand Old Nag (1947)

It's a Grand Old Nag (1947)

How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)

How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)

Bugs Bunny Rides Again (1948)

Bugs Bunny Rides Again (1948)

The Heckling Hare (1941)

The Heckling Hare (1941)

Foney Fables (1942)

Foney Fables (1942)

Herr Meets Hare (1945)

Herr Meets Hare (1945)

Bear Feat (1949)

Bear Feat (1949)

Adventures of the Road-Runner (1962)

Adventures of the Road-Runner (1962)

Love Me, Love My Mouse (1966)

Love Me, Love My Mouse (1966)

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)

The Unbearable Bear (1943)

The Unbearable Bear (1943)

House Hunting Mice (1947)

House Hunting Mice (1947)

Mouse Wreckers (1949)

Mouse Wreckers (1949)

The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (1950)

The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (1950)

Cheese Chasers (1951)

Cheese Chasers (1951)

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980)

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980)

Daffy - The Commando (1943)

Daffy - The Commando (1943)

Wolf Hounded (1959)

Wolf Hounded (1959)

Little Bo Bopped (1959)

Little Bo Bopped (1959)

This Is My Ducky Day (1961)

This Is My Ducky Day (1961)

Fee Fie Foes (1961)

Fee Fie Foes (1961)

Zoo is Company (1961)

Zoo is Company (1961)

Beef For And After (1962)

Beef For And After (1962)

Swash Buckled (1962)

Swash Buckled (1962)

Bearly Able (1962)

Bearly Able (1962)

The Cat's Tale (1941)

The Cat's Tale (1941)

Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? (1964)

Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? (1964)

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth (1998)

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth (1998)

The Cartoon Collection (1988)

The Cartoon Collection (1988)

Much Ado About Mousing (1964)

Much Ado About Mousing (1964)