Ben Hardaway

Ben Hardaway

Joseph Benson 'Ben' (a.k.a. 'Bugs') Hardaway (May 21, 1895 – February 5, 1957) was an American storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer and director for several American animation studios during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. While at the Leon Schlesinger / Warner Bros. studio during the late 1930s, Hardaway, in 1938, co-directed Porky's Hare Hunt, the first film to feature a rabbit. When this unnamed, embryonic rabbit was given a new model sheet for a later short, since, according to Chuck Jones, Hardaway "didn't draw it very well", designer Charlie Thorson inadvertently offered a permanent name by titling the model sheet "Bugs' Bunny" since it was meant for Hardaway's unit. By the time the rabbit was redesigned and refined for the film A Wild Hare, the name was already being used in relation to the character in studio publicity materials. In 1940, Hardaway joined the staff of Walter Lantz Productions, where he helped Walter Lantz in creating the studio's most famous character, Woody Woodpecker. Hardaway wrote or co-wrote most of the stories for the 1940–1950 Woody Woodpecker shorts, as well as supplying Woody's voice between 1944 and 1949. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known For: Writing
Birthday: 1895-05-21
Place of Birth: Belton, Missouri, USA
Also Known As: Joseph Benson Hardaway, Joseph B. Hardaway, Ben 'Bugs' Hardaway, Bugs Hardaway, B. Hardaway, Buggsy Hardaway, J.B. Hardaway, Bugsy Hardaway, J. B. Hardaway

Movies List of Ben Hardaway

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Who's Cookin Who?

1946 Movie
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The Loose Nut

1945 Movie
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The Reckless Driver

1946 Movie
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Fair Weather Fiends

1946 Movie
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Wet Blanket Policy

1948 Movie
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Wild and Woody!

1948 Movie
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Ace in the Hole

1942 Movie
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Chew-Chew Baby

1945 Movie
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The Barber of Seville

1944 Movie
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The Beach Nut

1944 Movie
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The Hollywood Matador

1942 Movie
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Woody Dines Out

1945 Movie
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Ski for Two

1944 Movie
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Pantry Panic

1941 Movie
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It's an Ill Wind

1939 Movie
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The Coo Coo Bird

1947 Movie
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Smoked Hams

1947 Movie
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The Dippy Diplomat

1945 Movie