Michael Maltese

Michael Maltese
Maltese in 1940
Born(1908-02-06)February 6, 1908
DiedFebruary 22, 1981(1981-02-22) (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • storyboard artist
Years active1935–1981
Employers
SpouseFlorence Sass
Children1

Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American screenwriter and storyboard artist 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry, ed. (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected By 1,000 Animation Professionals (1st ed.). Atlanta: Turner Pub. ISBN 1-878685-49-X.
  2. ^ "Michael Maltese papers 1907–1981 1941–1981". rmoa.unm.edu. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.