Jack Hannah
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.
Home Defense
(Story)
Pluto's Christmas Tree
(Director)
Sky Trooper
(Story)
The Old Army Game
(Story)
The Army Mascot
(Story)
Working for Peanuts
(Director)
Don Donald
(Animation)
Double Dribble
(Director)
Hook, Lion and Sinker
(Director)
Honey Harvester
(Director)
Grin and Bear It
(Director)
Inferior Decorator
(Director)
Lion Around
(Director)
Lucky Number
(Director)
Let's Stick Together
(Director)
Out on a Limb
(Director)
No Hunting
(Director)
Out of Scale
(Director)
Sea Salts
(Director)
Spare the Rod
(Director)
No Sail
(Director)
Slide Donald Slide
(Director)
Rugged Bear
(Director)
Soup's On
(Director)
Straight Shooters
(Director)
Test Pilot Donald
(Director)
They're Off
(Director)
The Greener Yard
(Director)
The New Neighbor
(Director)
The Plastics Inventor
(Story)
Trombone Trouble
(Story)
Foul Hunting
(Director)
Trailer Horn
(Director)
Trick or Treat
(Director)
Toy Tinkers
(Director)
Up a Tree
(Director)
Uncle Donald's Ants
(Director)
Winter Storage
(Director)
The Hockey Champ
(Story)
All in a Nutshell
(Director)
Hooked Bear
(Director)
Good Scouts
(Animation)
Donald's Nephews
(Story)
Self Control
(Animation)
Donald's Nephews
(Animation)
Donald's Better Self
(Animation)
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
(Director)
Donald Gets Drafted
(Story)
Donald Applecore
(Director)
Tea for Two Hundred
(Director)
Bee On Guard
(Director)
Bellboy Donald
(Story)
Bee at the Beach
(Director)
Bootle Beetle
(Director)
Canvas Back Duck
(Director)
Chip an' Dale
(Director)
Chef Donald
(Story)
Clown of the Jungle
(Director)
Donald's Cousin Gus
(Story)
Three for Breakfast
(Director)
Timber
(Writer)
Corn Chips
(Director)
Crazy Over Daisy
(Director)
Donald's Garden
(Animation)
Donald's Golf Game
(Animation)
Donald's Happy Birthday
(Director)
Donald's Golf Game
(Story)
Donald's Lucky Day
(Story)
Donald's Off Day
(Director)
Donald's Lucky Day
(Animation)
Donald's Penguin
(Animation)
Daddy Duck
(Director)
Donald's Vacation
(Animation)
Donald's Vacation
(Story)
Dragon Around
(Director)
Don's Fountain of Youth
(Director)
Dude Duck
(Director)
Early to Bed
(Story)
The Eyes Have It
(Director)
Bearly Asleep
(Director)
Beezy Bear
(Director)
Fire Chief
(Writer)
Old MacDonald Duck
(Story)
Chicken in the Rough
(Director)
Donald and Pluto
(Animation)
The Flying Squirrel
(Director)
Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive
(Director)
Donald's Ostrich
(Animation)
Truant Officer Donald
(Story)
Window Cleaners
(Story)
Two Chips and a Miss
(Director)
Sea Scouts
(Animation)
In the Bag
(Director)
Clash and Carry
(Director)
Rocket Racket
(Director)
Fish and Chips
(Director)
Rock-a-Bye Gator
(Director)
Voo-Doo Boo-Boo
(Director)
Poop Deck Pirate
(Director)
Tricky Trout
(Director)
Gabby's Diner
(Director)
Franken-Stymied
(Director)
Mackerel Moocher
(Director)
Woody's Kook-Out
(Director)
Southern Fried Hospitality
(Director)
100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
(Director)
The Old Mill
(Animation)
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
(Director)
The Great Cat Family
(Director)
Freeloading Feline
(Director)
Hunger Strife
(Director)
Doc's Last Stand
(Director)
Eggnapper
(Director)
Fowled-Up Birthday
(Director)
Mother's Little Helper
(Director)
Lighthouse Keeping
(Director)
Squatter's Rights
(Director)
Everybody Loves Donald
(Director)
Woodland Café
(Animation)
The Country Cousin
(Animation)
Toby Tortoise Returns
(Animation)
Tin Can Concert
(Writer)
Tin Can Concert
(Director)
Corny Concerto
(Director)
Pest of Show
(Director)
Punchy Pooch
(Director)
A Knight for a Day
(Director)
Bear and the Bees
(Director)
Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
(Director)
Freeloading Feline
(Story)
Mr. Duck Steps Out
(Story)
This Is Your Life Donald Duck
(Director)
Kids Is Kids
(Director)
From All of Us to All of You
(Director)
Donald's Snow Fight
(Animation)
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
(Director)
Duck Flies Coop
(Director)
Beach Picnic
(Story)
Mickey's House of Villains
(Director)
Here's Goofy!
(Director)
Disney's Christmas Favorites
(Director)
On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends
(Director)
Donald Duck's First 50 Years
(Director)
The Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale
(Director)
Daisy
(Director)
Donald Duck and the Gorilla
(Story)
The Donald Duck Story
(Director)
The Donald Duck Story
(Writer)
Jungle Medics
(Director)
The Mad Hermit of Chimney Butte
(Director)
A Square Peg in a Round Hole
(Director)
The Adventures of Mickey Mouse
(Director)
A Day in the Life of Donald Duck
(Director)
At Home With Donald Duck
(Director)
Your Host, Donald Duck
(Director)
Donald's Award
(Director)
Donald's Weekend
(Director)
Highway to Trouble
(Director)
Two Happy Amigos
(Director)
Duck for Hire
(Director)
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
(Director)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Director)
The Beary Family
(Director)