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PALEY CENTER’S YABBA DABBA DOO!

A 70th ANNIVERSARY SALUTE TO HANNA-BARBERA

For the 70th Anniversary celebrating the partnership of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, I decided to take on the overwhelming task of putting together a reunion.  With no money. During the recession.

But it had to be done and done right.  Thus began my labor of love.

Hanna Barbera alum: Butch Hartman, Ken Spears, Gary Owens, Willie Ito, and Jerry Eisenberg.
Gary Owens introducing the discussion panel.
Casey Kasem waving to the crowd at the discussion panel.
Ken Spears and Willie Ito during the discussion panel.
Butch Hartman, Jerry Eisenberg, and Gary Owens at the discussion panel.
Guests at the Hanna Barbera Reunion.
Guests at the Hanna Barbera Reunion.
Guests at the Hanna Barbera Reunion.
Guests at the Hanna Barbera Reunion.
Butch Hartman and June Foray.
Carlton Clay welcoming the guests at the reunion.
David Hanna, Mrs. Violet Hanna, and Van Partible at the reunion.
Marvin Kaplan pointing to a picture of him with the original voice cast of
Michael Mallory signing Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters by Iwao Takamoto
Guests at the Hanna Barbera Reunion.

After a slew of phone calls, hundreds of emails, helpful alum with much-needed contact information, the talents of Iraj Paran, the guidance of Carlton Clay, and a number of gracious donors, I was able to curate an exhibit, put together a discussion panel, and gather over 300 alumni of the Hanna-Barbera Studios at the Paley Center For Media on Saturday, August 22, 2010.

You can read all about it at:

http://www.paleycenter.org/yabba-dabba-doo-a-70th-anniversary-salute-to-hanna-barbera

You can also view the LA Times story with interviews from Jerry Eisenberg (former layout artist and designer at HB), Fred Seibert (former president of HB), Mike Henry (creator of “The Cleveland Show”), and myself at:

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/aug/21/entertainment/et-hanna-barbera21