Michael Maltese

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

0.474

Gender

Male

Birthday

06-Feb-1908

Age

(118 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Mike Maltese
  • Michael Malteze

Michael Maltese

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]


Credits

Tortoise Wins by a Hare Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943) Character: Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
Bugs challenges Cecil Turtle to race, only this time he's wearing an aerodynamic suit like Cecil's. Unfortunately, the gambling ring has bet everything on the rabbit, and Bugs now looks like a tortoise.
Wackiki Wabbit Wackiki Wabbit (1943) Character: Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
On a tropical island, a pair of castaways look to Bugs as a source of food.
The Aristo-Cat The Aristo-Cat (1943) Character: Hubie (voice)
Meadows the butler quits after being tormented by the spoiled family cat, who finds he is unable to survive on his own, especially after meeting the mice Hubie and Bertie.
We, the Animals - Squeak! We, the Animals - Squeak! (1941) Character: Leader Mouse (voice)
Porky hosts a radio program, where animals tell their stories. The guest star is Kansas City Kitty, the best mouser in the country. She tells the story of her life, including her marriage to Tom Collins, the birth of Little Patrick (not necessarily in that order), and the turning point of her life. The mice have plotted out a major operation like gangsters. They sneak out and kidnap Patrick and hold him hostage...
You Ought to Be in Pictures You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940) Character: Studio Guard (uncredited)
Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the movie studio.
Rumors Rumors (1943) Character: Soldier (voice)
Snafu inadvertantly starts a panic on his base when he begins a mistaken rumour that the base is about to be bombed.
A Hound for Trouble A Hound for Trouble (1951) Character: Customer (voice)
Kicked off the boat in Italy, Charlie forces himself upon a pizzeria owner. Donning his best Italian accent and garb, Charlie sets to work as a waiter, astonishing and horrifying the customers with his barefoot grape-stomping and musical rendition of "Atsa Matta for You?"
A Hare Grows in Manhattan A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947) Character: Dog (voice) (uncredited)
Bugs Bunny relates his early life in the Manhattan tenements and spotlights his encounter with a gang of canine toughs.
The Ducktators The Ducktators (1942) Character: Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
A wartime cartoon that satirizes the Axis leaders of World War II.
Little Beau Pepé Little Beau Pepé (1952) Character: Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)
After driving the Foreign Legionnaires from their fort with his aroma, lovesick skunk Pepe falls for the camp mascot, a cat who's accidentally gotten a white stripe painted down her back.



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