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Events on Thursday 22 March 2001 1
1910 – 2001William Hanna (1910-2001)Died 22 March 2001, aged 90With Joseph Barbera, Hanna created Tom and Jerry at MGM and then co-founded Hanna-Barbera, the studio behind The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear and The Jetsons. Their assembly-line methods made television animation affordable. He worked with Barbera for more than sixty years.