Jack Hannah

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1913-01-05

Deathday 1994-06-11 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Tucson, Arizona, USA

Also Known As John Frederick Hannah

Jack Hannah

Biography

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 was better at taking direction." His last directing effort was the short Charlie's Mother-In-Law (released on April 16, 1963). He retired shortly thereafter.Hannah was one of the co-founders, along with T. Hee, of the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.Hannah was honored as a "Disney Legend" in 1992. As Carl Barks is credited with creating the personality of Donald Duck's comic book version, Jack Hannah is credited with developing, if not creating, the personality of the animated version. It is for this reason Disney historian Jim Korkis has dubbed him "Donald Duck's Other Daddy".Hannah died in 1994, aged 81.

Known For

Director

2003
1987
Here's Goofy!

as Director

1984
Daisy

as Director

1984
Donald

as Director

1962
Rocket Racket

as Director

1962
Fish and Chips

as Director

1962
Rock-a-Bye Gator

as Director

1962
Mackerel Moocher

as Director

1962
Fowled-Up Birthday

as Director

1962
1962
Pest of Show

as Director

1962
Corny Concerto

as Director

1962
Punchy Pooch

as Director

1962
The Beary Family

as Director

1961
Clash and Carry

as Director

1961
Voo-Doo Boo-Boo

as Director

1961
Tricky Trout

as Director

1961
Poop Deck Pirate

as Director

1961
Woody's Kook-Out

as Director

1961
Franken-Stymied

as Director

1961
Gabby's Diner

as Director

1961
Eggnapper

as Director

1961
Doc's Last Stand

as Director

1961
Tin Can Concert

as Director

1961
Bear and the Bees

as Director

1961
Kids Is Kids

as Director

1960
Freeloading Feline

as Director

1960
Hunger Strife

as Director

1960
Jungle Medics

as Director

1960
Two Happy Amigos

as Director

1959
Duck Flies Coop

as Director

1959
Highway to Trouble

as Director

1958
Donald's Weekend

as Director

1957
1957
Donald's Award

as Director

1957
Duck for Hire

as Director

1956
Hooked Bear

as Director

1956
In the Bag

as Director

1956
1956
1955
No Hunting

as Director

1955
Up a Tree

as Director

1955
Bearly Asleep

as Director

1955
Beezy Bear

as Director

1954
Grin and Bear It

as Director

1954
Spare the Rod

as Director

1954
Dragon Around

as Director

1954
1954
1953
1953
Rugged Bear

as Director

1953
The New Neighbor

as Director

1953
Canvas Back Duck

as Director

1953
1952
1952
1952
Trick or Treat

as Director

1952
1952
Donald Applecore

as Director

1952
1951
Lucky Number

as Director

1951
Out of Scale

as Director

1951
Test Pilot Donald

as Director

1951
Bee On Guard

as Director

1951
Corn Chips

as Director

1951
Dude Duck

as Director

1951
1950
1950
Lion Around

as Director

1950
Out on a Limb

as Director

1950
Trailer Horn

as Director

1950
Bee at the Beach

as Director

1950
Crazy Over Daisy

as Director

1949
Honey Harvester

as Director

1949
Sea Salts

as Director

1949
Slide Donald Slide

as Director

1949
The Greener Yard

as Director

1949
Toy Tinkers

as Director

1949
Winter Storage

as Director

1949
All in a Nutshell

as Director

1949
1948
Inferior Decorator

as Director

1948
Soup's On

as Director

1948
They're Off

as Director

1948
1948
1948
Daddy Duck

as Director

1947
Straight Shooters

as Director

1947
Foul Hunting

as Director

1947
Bootle Beetle

as Director

1947
Chip an' Dale

as Director

1947
1946
Double Dribble

as Director

1946
Lighthouse Keeping

as Director

1946
Squatter's Rights

as Director

1946
A Knight for a Day

as Director

1945
No Sail

as Director

1945
The Eyes Have It

as Director

1944
Donald's Off Day

as Director

Writer

1961
Tin Can Concert

as Writer

1960
1954
1944
1943
Home Defense

as Story

1943
1942
Sky Trooper

as Story

1942
1942
1942
1941
Chef Donald

as Story

1941
Timber

as Writer

1941
Early to Bed

as Story

1941
1940
1940
Fire Chief

as Writer

1940
1940
1939
1939
1939
1939
Beach Picnic

as Story

1938
1938

Visual Effects

1942
Donald's Garden

as Animation

1942
Donald's Snow Fight

as Animation

1940
Donald's Vacation

as Animation

1939
Donald's Lucky Day

as Animation

1939
Donald's Penguin

as Animation

1939
Sea Scouts

as Animation

1938
Good Scouts

as Animation

1938
Donald's Nephews

as Animation

1938
Self Control

as Animation

1938
1938
Donald's Golf Game

as Animation

1937
Don Donald

as Animation

1937
Donald's Ostrich

as Animation

1937
Modern Inventions

as Animation

1937
The Old Mill

as Animation

1937
Woodland Café

as Animation

1936
Donald and Pluto

as Animation

1936
The Country Cousin

as Animation

1936

Actor

2007
The Pixar Story

as Lamp Shop Owner (voice) (archive footage)

1979
Lady and the Lamp

as Lamp Shop Owner (voice)

1955
No Hunting

as Moose (voice) (uncredited)