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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


Aliases
  • John Frederick Hannah
English

Lady and the Lamp

1979
as Lamp Shop Owner

No Hunting

1955
as Moose (voice)

Director

Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Bee at the Beach
1950
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Out on a Limb
1950
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
First Aiders
1944
Movie Soup's On 1948
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Pest of Show
1962
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Dude Duck
1951
Movie Donald's Happy Birthday 1949
Episode The Wonderful World of Disney
All About Magic
1957
Episode Disneyland
The Donald Duck Story
1954
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Mackerel Moocher
1962
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
A Knight for a Day
1946
Movie Dragon Around 1954
Movie Donald's Off Day 1944
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Squatter's Rights
1946
Movie Tea for Two Hundred 1948
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Corn Chips
1951
Movie Bee On Guard 1951
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Southern Fried Hospitality
1960
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Fowled-Up Birthday
1962
Movie Up a Tree 1955
Movie Hooked Bear 1956
Movie In the Bag 1956
Movie Dude Duck 1951
Movie Duck Flies Coop 1959
Movie From All of Us to All of You 1958
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Poop Deck Pirate
1961
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Test Pilot Donald
1951
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Double Dribble
1946
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Lucky Number
1951
Movie Lighthouse Keeping 1946
Movie The Greener Yard 1949
Movie Beezy Bear 1955
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Gabby's Diner
1961
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Mother's Little Helper
1962
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Out of Scale
1951
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Foul Hunting
1947
Movie Canvas Back Duck 1953
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Don's Fountain of Youth
1953
Movie A Knight for a Day 1946
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Bee on Guard
1951
Movie DTV 'Doggone' Valentine 1987
Movie Crazy Over Daisy 1950
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Franken-Stymied
1961
Movie Slide Donald Slide 1949
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
They're Off
1948
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Dragon Around
1954
Movie No Hunting 1955
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Punchy Pooch
1962
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The New Neighbor
1953
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Grin and Bear It
1954
Movie Tricky Trout 1961
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Flying Squirrel
1954
Movie Three for Breakfast 1948
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Rugged Bear
1953
Movie Spare the Rod 1954
Movie Punchy Pooch 1962
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Corny Concerto
1962
Movie Straight Shooters 1947
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Working for Peanuts
1953
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Woody's Kook-Out
1961
Movie Sea Salts 1949
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
No Hunting
1955
Movie Trick or Treat 1952
Movie The Flying Squirrel 1954
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Fish and Chips
1963
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Donald's Off Day
1944
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Bearly Asleep
1955
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Canvas Back Duck
1953
Movie Corn Chips 1951
Movie The Eyes Have It 1945
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Eyes Have It
1945
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Beezy Bear
1955
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Spare the Rod
1954
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Up a Tree
1955
Movie Don's Fountain of Youth 1953
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Rock-a-Bye Gator
1962
Movie DTV: Golden Oldies 1984
Movie Double Dribble 1946
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
No Sail
1945
Movie Inferior Decorator 1948
Movie Bee At The Beach 1950
Movie Lambert the Sheepish Lion 1952
Movie Clown of the Jungle 1947
Movie Squatter's Rights 1946
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Lighthouse Keeping
1946
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Rocket Racket
1962
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive
1946
Movie Toy Tinkers 1949
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Chicken in the Rough
1951
Movie Rock, Rhythm & Blues 1984
Movie Everybody Loves Donald 2003
Movie Working for Peanuts 1953
Movie Chip an' Dale 1947
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Clown of the Jungle
1947
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Freeloading Feline
1960
Episode The Wonderful World of Disney
A Square Peg in a Round Hole
1963
Movie Bootle Beetle 1947
Movie Hook, Lion and Sinker 1950
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Hunger Strife
1960
Movie Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show 1973
Movie Bearly Asleep 1955
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Bootle Beetle
1947
Movie Daddy Duck 1948
Movie Out of Scale 1951
Movie Uncle Donald's Ants 1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Chip an' Dale
1947
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Voo-Doo Boo-Boo
1962
Movie Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated 1991
Movie Lucky Number 1951
Movie Chip 'n Dale: Here Comes Trouble 2004
Movie The New Neighbor 1953
Movie Trailer Horn 1950
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Let's Stick Together
1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Daddy Duck
1948
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Eggnapper
1961
Movie Out on a Limb 1950
Movie Kids Is Kids 1961
Movie Rugged Bear 1953
Movie Franken-Stymied 1961
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Hooked Bear
1956
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Donald Applecore
1952
Movie Donald Applecore 1952
Movie Fish and Chips 1962
Movie First Aiders 1944
Movie Let's Stick Together 1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
In the Bag
1956
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Inferior Decorator
1948
Movie Pluto's Christmas Tree 1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Soup's On
1948
Movie The Ranger Of Brownstone 1968
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Clash and Carry
1961
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Three for Breakfast
1948
Movie Doc's Last Stand 1961
Movie Disney's DTV Valentine 1986
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Two Chips and a Miss
1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Tea for Two Hundred
1948
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Uncle Donald's Ants
1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Donald's Happy Birthday
1949
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Sea Salts
1949
Movie Donald Duck - 75th Anniversary 2009
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Winter Storage
1949
Movie Two Chips And A Miss 1952
Movie Grin and Bear It 1954
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Bear and the Bees
1961
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Trick or Treat
1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Honey Harvester
1949
Movie Foul Hunting 1947
Movie They're Off 1948
Movie Lion Around 1950
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
All in a Nutshell
1949
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Greener Yard
1949
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Pluto's Christmas Tree
1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Slide, Donald, Slide
1949
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Tricky Trout
1961
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Toy Tinkers
1949
Movie All in a Nutshell 1949
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Tin Can Concert
1961
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Crazy Over Daisy
1950
Movie Chip 'n Dale: Trouble in a Tree 2005
Movie Winter Storage 1949
Movie No Sail 1945
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Trailer Horn
1950
Episode Chilly Willy
Clash and Carry
1961
Movie Honey Harvester 1949
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Doc's Last Stand
1961
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Hook, Lion and Sinker
1950
Episode Chilly Willy
Tricky Trout
1961
Movie Test Pilot Donald 1951
Episode Chilly Willy
Fish and Chips
1963
Movie Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive 1946
Episode Chilly Willy
Mackerel Moocher
1962

Writer

Movie Bellboy Donald 1942
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mr. Duck Steps Out
1940
Movie The Army Mascot 1942
Movie Truant Officer Donald 1941
Movie Donald's Cousin Gus 1939
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Plastics Inventor
1944
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Trombone Trouble
1944
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Home Defense
1943
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Old Army Game
1943
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Bellboy Donald
1942
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Sky Trooper
1942
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Donald Gets Drafted
1942
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Chef Donald
1941
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Old MacDonald Duck
1941
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Truant Officer Donald
1941
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Early to Bed
1941
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Timber
1941
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Fire Chief
1940
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Window Cleaners
1940
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Donald's Vacation
1940
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Donald's Cousin Gus
1939
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Donald's Nephews
1938
Movie The Hockey Champ 1939
Movie Donald's Vacation 1940
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Donald Duck and the Gorilla
1944
Movie Early to Bed 1941
Movie DTV: Golden Oldies 1984
Movie Rock, Rhythm & Blues 1984
Movie Fire Chief 1940
Movie Old MacDonald Duck 1941
Movie Home Defense 1943
Movie DTV: Pop & Rock 1984
Movie Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show 1973
Movie Window Cleaners 1940
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Freeloading Feline
1960
Movie Donald's Lucky Day 1939
Movie Donald's Golf Game 1938
Movie Timber 1941
Movie Donald's Nephews 1938
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Donald's Golf Game
1938
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Donald's Lucky Day
1939
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Hockey Champ
1939
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Beach Picnic
1939
Movie The Plastics Inventor 1944
Movie Donald Gets Drafted 1942
Movie Trombone Trouble 1944
Episode Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Tin Can Concert
1961
Movie The Old Army Game 1943
Movie Chef Donald 1941
Movie Sky Trooper 1942