Harman and Ising

Harman-Ising Productions
IndustryAnimation
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929)
FoundersHugh Harman
Rudolf Ising
Defunct1938; 86 years ago (1938)
FateClosed
SuccessorsStudio:
MGM Cartoons
Warner Bros. Cartoons
Library:
Warner Bros.
(through Turner Entertainment Co.)
(Happy Harmonies only)
Headquarters,
ProductsAnimated theatrical short films
OwnerLoew's, Inc. (1934–1938)
ParentWarner Bros. Pictures (1929–1933)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1934–1938)

Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising were an American animation team and company known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios. In 1929, the studio was founded under the name Harman-Ising Productions, producing Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies for Leon Schlesinger from 1930 to 1933.[1] From 1934 to 1938, Harman-Ising produced the Happy Harmonies series, with William Hanna as their employee.[2]

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1991). The encyclopedia of animated cartoons. Facts On File Inc. pp. 52–53. ISBN 0-8160-2775-7.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1991). The encyclopedia of animated cartoons. Facts On File Inc. p. 80. ISBN 0-8160-2775-7.