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Michael Maltese

Writing

1908-02-06 New York, New York, USA

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]

Filmography

Showing animation credits only.

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness
6.0

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness

2013

Story
Daffy's Rhapsody
6.5

Daffy's Rhapsody

2012

Songs
No poster
0.0

Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

2010

Writer
Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth
10.0

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth

1998

Story
Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century
5.6

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century

1980

Story
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
6.6

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special

1980

Writer
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
7.4

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie

1979

Writer
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
6.6

How Bugs Bunny Won the West

1978

Writer
Cat and Dupli-cat
6.2

Cat and Dupli-cat

1967

Story
Love Me, Love My Mouse
5.7

Love Me, Love My Mouse

1966

Story
Duel Personality
6.2

Duel Personality

1966

Story
Big Mouse-Take
8.0

Big Mouse-Take

1965

Writer
I'm Just Wild About Jerry
6.2

I'm Just Wild About Jerry

1965

Story
Tom-ic Energy
6.0

Tom-ic Energy

1965

Story
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life
6.4

Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life

1965

Story
Horse Shoo
9.0

Horse Shoo

1965

Writer
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
6.0

The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse

1964

Story
Bear Knuckles
7.0

Bear Knuckles

1964

Writer
Trouble Bruin
8.0

Trouble Bruin

1964

Writer
Much Ado About Mousing
6.1

Much Ado About Mousing

1964

Story
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
6.3

Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?

1964

Story
Bear Hug
8.0

Bear Hug

1964

Writer
The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
6.0

The Cat Above and the Mouse Below

1964

Story
Elephantastic
8.0

Elephantastic

1964

Writer
Raggedy Rug
7.0

Raggedy Rug

1964

Writer
Habit Rabbit
8.0

Habit Rabbit

1963

Writer
Bear Up!
7.0

Bear Up!

1963

Story
Drum-Sticked
7.0

Drum-Sticked

1963

Writer
Pent-House Mouse
6.3

Pent-House Mouse

1963

Story
Sheep Stealers Anonymous
9.0

Sheep Stealers Anonymous

1963

Writer
Bearly Able
4.0

Bearly Able

1962

Writer
Adventures of the Road-Runner
6.1

Adventures of the Road-Runner

1962

Story
Swash Buckled
1.0

Swash Buckled

1962

Writer
Beef For And After
5.0

Beef For And After

1962

Writer
Zoo is Company
10.0

Zoo is Company

1961

Story
Fee Fie Foes
5.7

Fee Fie Foes

1961

Writer
This Is My Ducky Day
9.5

This Is My Ducky Day

1961

Story
The Mouse on 57th Street
6.1

The Mouse on 57th Street

1961

Story
High Note
7.1

High Note

1960

Story
Trip for Tat
6.3

Trip for Tat

1960

Story
Ready, Woolen and Able
6.7

Ready, Woolen and Able

1960

Story
Who Scent You?
6.5

Who Scent You?

1960

Story
Person to Bunny
6.9

Person to Bunny

1960

Story
Goldimouse and the Three Cats
6.7

Goldimouse and the Three Cats

1960

Story
Horse Hare
6.5

Horse Hare

1960

Story
Little Bo Bopped
9.0

Little Bo Bopped

1959

Story
Wolf Hounded
7.0

Wolf Hounded

1959

Story
A Witch's Tangled Hare
6.2

A Witch's Tangled Hare

1959

Story
Wild About Hurry
7.1

Wild About Hurry

1959

Story
Really Scent
7.0

Really Scent

1959

Story
Baton Bunny
6.8

Baton Bunny

1959

Story
Cat Feud
6.2

Cat Feud

1958

Story
Hip Hip-Hurry!
7.1

Hip Hip-Hurry!

1958

Story
Weasel While You Work
6.2

Weasel While You Work

1958

Story
Whoa, Be-Gone!
7.2

Whoa, Be-Gone!

1958

Story
Hare-Way to the Stars
7.1

Hare-Way to the Stars

1958

Story
Robin Hood Daffy
6.9

Robin Hood Daffy

1958

Story
Touché and Go
6.6

Touché and Go

1957

Story
Zoom and Bored
7.1

Zoom and Bored

1957

Story
What's Opera, Doc?
7.6

What's Opera, Doc?

1957

Story
Steal Wool
7.1

Steal Wool

1957

Story
Fox-Terror
6.6

Fox-Terror

1957

Writer
Boyhood Daze
6.0

Boyhood Daze

1957

Story
Ali Baba Bunny
6.9

Ali Baba Bunny

1957

Story
Scrambled Aches
7.2

Scrambled Aches

1957

Story
90 Day Wondering
5.2

90 Day Wondering

1956

Writer
There They Go-Go-Go!
6.8

There They Go-Go-Go!

1956

Story
Deduce, You Say
7.1

Deduce, You Say

1956

Story
Rocket-bye Baby
6.7

Rocket-bye Baby

1956

Story
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
6.7

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

1956

Story
One Froggy Evening
7.7

One Froggy Evening

1955

Story
Guided Muscle
7.2

Guided Muscle

1955

Story
Square Shootin' Square
7.4

Square Shootin' Square

1955

Story
No poster
5.6

Flea for Two

1955

Writer
Double or Mutton
7.3

Double or Mutton

1955

Story
Rabbit Rampage
7.5

Rabbit Rampage

1955

Story
Past Perfumance
6.8

Past Perfumance

1955

Story
Ready.. Set.. Zoom!
7.1

Ready.. Set.. Zoom!

1955

Story
The Legend of Rockabye Point
7.5

The Legend of Rockabye Point

1955

Writer
Witch Crafty
7.3

Witch Crafty

1955

Story
Beanstalk Bunny
7.0

Beanstalk Bunny

1955

Story
Helter Shelter
7.4

Helter Shelter

1955

Story
Baby Buggy Bunny
6.8

Baby Buggy Bunny

1954

Story
Sheep Ahoy
7.0

Sheep Ahoy

1954

Story
My Little Duckaroo
6.5

My Little Duckaroo

1954

Story
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
6.2

From A to Z-Z-Z-Z

1954

Story
Pig in a Pickle
8.3

Pig in a Pickle

1954

Story
Stop! Look! and Hasten!
6.9

Stop! Look! and Hasten!

1954

Story
Paw's Night Out
7.3

Paw's Night Out

1954

Story
Bewitched Bunny
7.1

Bewitched Bunny

1954

Story
Claws for Alarm
7.2

Claws for Alarm

1954

Story
The Cats Bah
6.7

The Cats Bah

1954

Story
No Barking
6.6

No Barking

1954

Story
Feline Frame-Up
6.6

Feline Frame-Up

1954

Story
Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
7.4

Duck! Rabbit, Duck!

1953

Story
Lumber Jack-Rabbit
7.2

Lumber Jack-Rabbit

1953

Story
Zipping Along
7.0

Zipping Along

1953

Story
Bully for Bugs
7.3

Bully for Bugs

1953

Story
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
7.6

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

1953

Story
Wild Over You
6.4

Wild Over You

1953

Story
Much Ado About Nutting
7.1

Much Ado About Nutting

1953

Story
Duck Amuck
8.1

Duck Amuck

1953

Story
Kiss Me Cat
6.8

Kiss Me Cat

1953

Story
Forward March Hare
7.1

Forward March Hare

1953

Story
Terrier-Stricken
7.0

Terrier-Stricken

1952

Story
Rabbit Seasoning
7.4

Rabbit Seasoning

1952

Story
Mouse-Warming
6.6

Mouse-Warming

1952

Story
Going! Going! Gosh!
7.0

Going! Going! Gosh!

1952

Story
The Hasty Hare
6.9

The Hasty Hare

1952

Story
Beep, Beep
7.3

Beep, Beep

1952

Writer
Water, Water Every Hare
7.5

Water, Water Every Hare

1952

Story
Little Beau Pepé
6.7

Little Beau Pepé

1952

Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Little Beau Pepé
6.7

Little Beau Pepé

1952

Story
Feed the Kitty
7.4

Feed the Kitty

1952

Story
Operation: Rabbit
6.9

Operation: Rabbit

1952

Story
Drip-Along Daffy
7.1

Drip-Along Daffy

1951

Story
A Bear for Punishment
6.9

A Bear for Punishment

1951

Story
Cheese Chasers
7.2

Cheese Chasers

1951

Story
Chow Hound
6.5

Chow Hound

1951

Story
Rabbit Fire
7.5

Rabbit Fire

1951

Story
A Hound for Trouble
7.3

A Hound for Trouble

1951

Customer (voice)
Scent-imental Romeo
7.0

Scent-imental Romeo

1951

Story
Bunny Hugged
6.9

Bunny Hugged

1951

Story
Two's a Crowd
7.1

Two's a Crowd

1950

Story
Rabbit of Seville
7.6

Rabbit of Seville

1950

Story
Dog Gone South
6.9

Dog Gone South

1950

Story
8 Ball Bunny
6.8

8 Ball Bunny

1950

Story
The Hypo-Chondri-Cat
6.7

The Hypo-Chondri-Cat

1950

Story
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
6.8

The Scarlet Pumpernickel

1950

Story
Homeless Hare
7.1

Homeless Hare

1950

Story
Rabbit Hood
6.8

Rabbit Hood

1949

Story
Bear Feat
7.0

Bear Feat

1949

Writer
For Scent-imental Reasons
6.8

For Scent-imental Reasons

1949

Story
Frigid Hare
7.1

Frigid Hare

1949

Writer
Fast and Furry-ous
7.1

Fast and Furry-ous

1949

Story
Long-Haired Hare
7.1

Long-Haired Hare

1949

Story
The Bee-Deviled Bruin
6.6

The Bee-Deviled Bruin

1949

Story
Mouse Wreckers
7.6

Mouse Wreckers

1949

Story
Scaredy Cat
7.6

Scaredy Cat

1948

Story
My Bunny Lies Over the Sea
6.9

My Bunny Lies Over the Sea

1948

Story
Kit for Cat
7.2

Kit for Cat

1948

Story
Haredevil Hare
7.1

Haredevil Hare

1948

Story
Bugs Bunny Rides Again
6.7

Bugs Bunny Rides Again

1948

Writer
Buccaneer Bunny
7.2

Buccaneer Bunny

1948

Story
Rabbit Punch
6.9

Rabbit Punch

1948

Story
Back Alley Oproar
7.0

Back Alley Oproar

1948

Story
What's Brewin', Bruin?
6.4

What's Brewin', Bruin?

1948

Story
Kitty Foiled
7.1

Kitty Foiled

1948

Story
No poster
6.7

It's a Grand Old Nag

1947

Writer
Slick Hare
7.0

Slick Hare

1947

Story
House Hunting Mice
7.1

House Hunting Mice

1947

Story
A Pest in the House
7.0

A Pest in the House

1947

Story
Along Came Daffy
6.6

Along Came Daffy

1947

Story
Rabbit Transit
7.0

Rabbit Transit

1947

Story
Tweetie Pie
6.8

Tweetie Pie

1947

Story
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
6.3

A Hare Grows in Manhattan

1947

Dog (voice) (uncredited)
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
6.3

A Hare Grows in Manhattan

1947

Story
Scent-imental Over You
6.5

Scent-imental Over You

1947

Story
Cockatoos for Two
8.0

Cockatoos for Two

1947

Story
Roughly Squeaking
7.1

Roughly Squeaking

1946

Story
Rhapsody Rabbit
7.3

Rhapsody Rabbit

1946

Story
Racketeer Rabbit
7.0

Racketeer Rabbit

1946

Story
Hollywood Daffy
6.9

Hollywood Daffy

1946

Story
Baseball Bugs
6.9

Baseball Bugs

1946

Story
Ain't That Ducky
6.5

Ain't That Ducky

1945

Story
Herr Meets Hare
6.8

Herr Meets Hare

1945

Writer
Stage Door Cartoon
7.7

Stage Door Cartoon

1944

Story
Angel Puss
4.1

Angel Puss

1944

Story
Meatless Flyday
6.4

Meatless Flyday

1944

Story
Little Red Riding Rabbit
7.1

Little Red Riding Rabbit

1944

Story
Rumors
7.1

Rumors

1943

Soldier (voice)
Daffy - The Commando
6.7

Daffy - The Commando

1943

Story
Fin'n Catty
5.9

Fin'n Catty

1943

Story
Hiss and Make Up
7.6

Hiss and Make Up

1943

Story
Wackiki Wabbit
6.8

Wackiki Wabbit

1943

Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
The Aristo-Cat
6.9

The Aristo-Cat

1943

Hubie (voice)
Fifth Column Mouse
5.8

Fifth Column Mouse

1943

Story
Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk
6.7

Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk

1943

Story
The Unbearable Bear
6.6

The Unbearable Bear

1943

Story
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
7.1

Tortoise Wins by a Hare

1943

Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist
6.8

The Hare-Brained Hypnotist

1942

Story
Fresh Hare
6.2

Fresh Hare

1942

Story
The Ducktators
6.2

The Ducktators

1942

Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Foney Fables
5.6

Foney Fables

1942

Story
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
7.0

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper

1942

Story
Crazy Cruise
6.1

Crazy Cruise

1942

Story
Aloha Hooey
7.3

Aloha Hooey

1942

Story
Notes to You
5.9

Notes to You

1941

Story
Sport Chumpions
5.8

Sport Chumpions

1941

Story
We, the Animals - Squeak!
5.9

We, the Animals - Squeak!

1941

Leader Mouse (voice)
The Heckling Hare
7.1

The Heckling Hare

1941

Story
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
6.2

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt

1941

Story
The Trial of Mr. Wolf
6.4

The Trial of Mr. Wolf

1941

Story
Porky's Bear Facts
6.3

Porky's Bear Facts

1941

Story
The Cat's Tale
6.6

The Cat's Tale

1941

Story
The Haunted Mouse
6.1

The Haunted Mouse

1941

Story
You Ought to Be in Pictures
7.5

You Ought to Be in Pictures

1940

Studio Guard (uncredited)
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