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.

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Michael Maltese is known for work in writing across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Rumors (1943), The Flintstones (1960), Snooper and Blabber (1959), The Yogi Bear Show (1961), Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969), The Quick Draw McGraw Show (1959), Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy (1959), The Inspector (1965). The recorded credits span 1940 to 1979, including 16 movies and 9 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.