Hugh Harman Biography (1903?-1982)

Born in August 31, 1903 (some sources say 1908), in Pagosa Springs, CO; diedafter a long illness, November 26 (some sources say November 25), 1982, in Chatsworth, CA. Career: Animator and film director. Worked at Kansas City Film Ad Agency; member of Walt Disney team producing Laugh-O-Gram cartoons,1921-23; member of Walt Disney studios, beginning, 1926; Harman-Ising, partner in cartoon production company with Rudolf Ising, 1929. Co-creator of "Looney Tunes," "Happy Harmonies," and "Merry Melodies" cartoons. Awards, Honors: Shared seven Academy Award nominations, including best short cartoon category, 1935, for The Calico Dragon, and 1936, for Old Mill Pond; nominated for Nobel Peace Prize, 1939, for Peace on Earth..

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Animator, film director

Birth Details

August 31, 1903?

Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States

Death Details

November 26, 1982

Chatsworth, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Panicky Pancakes, 1928
• Rocks and Socks, 1928
• The South Pole Flight, 1928
• Bosko the Tailkink Kid, 1929
• The Booze Hangs High, 1930
• Box Car Blues, 1930
• Congo Jazz, 1930
• Hold Anything, 1930
• Sinkin' in the Bathtub, 1930
• Ain't Nature Grand, 1931
• Big Man from the North, 1931
• Bosko and Honey, 1931
• Bosko's Fox Hunt, 1931
• Bosko Shipwrecked!, 1931
• Bosko's Holiday, 1931
• Bosko the Doughboy, 1931
• The Dumb Patrol, 1931
• The Tree's Knees, 1931
• Up's n' Downs, 1931
• Yodeling Yokels, 1931
• Battling Bosko, 1932
• Big Hearted Bosko, 1932
• Bosko and Bruno, 1932
• Bosko at the Beach, 1932
• Bosko at the Zoo, 1932
• Bosko's Dizzy Date, 1932
• Bosko's Dog Race, 1932
• Bosko's Party, 1932
• Bosko's Woodland Daze, 1932
• Bosko the Drawback, 1932
• Bosko the Lumberjack, 1932
• Ride Him, Bosko, 1932
• Beau Bosko, 1933
• Bosko in Dutch, 1933
• Bosko in Person, 1933
• Bosko's Knight-Mare, 1933
• Bosko's Mechanical Man, 1933
• Bosko's Picture Show, 1933
• Bosko the Musketeer, 1933
• Bosko the Sheep Herder, 1933
• Bosko the Speed King, 1933
• Bosko's Parlor Pranks, 1934
• A Tale of the Vienna Woods, 1934
• The Calico Dragon, 1935
• The Good Little Monkeys, 1935
• Hey, Hey Fever, 1935
• The Lost Chick, 1935
• Poor Little Me, 1935
• Run, Sheep, Run, 1935
• Bottles, 1936
• The Old House, 1936
• Old Mill Pond, 1936
• To Spring, 1936
• Bosko's Easter Eggs, 1937
• Circus Daze, 1937
• Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals, 1937
• Little Ol' Bosko and the Pirates, 1937
• Swing Wedding, 1937
• Goopy Gear, 1938
• Little Ol' Bosko in Bagdad, 1938
• Pipe Dreams, 1938
• Art Gallery, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
• The Blue Danube, 1939
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
• The Mad Maestro, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
• Peace on Earth, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
• The Bookworm Turns, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• Lonesome Stranger, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• The Milky Way, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• Papa Gets the Bird, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• A Rainy Day with the Bear Family, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• Abdul the Bulbul Ameer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• The Alley Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• The Field Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• The Little Mole, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• The Hungry Wolf, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
• Film Producer
• Bosko the Talkink Kid, 1929
• Sinkin' in the Bathtub, 1930
• Hold Anything, 1930
• Congo Jazz, 1930
• The Booze Hangs High, 1930
• Yodeling Yokels, 1931
• Up's n' Downs, 1931
• The Tree's Knees, 1931
• The Dumb Patrol, 1931
• Box Car Blues, 1931
• Bosko's Holiday, 1931
• Big Man from the North, 1931
• Ain't Nature Grand, 1931
• Bosko Shipwrecked!, 1931
• Bosko the Doughboy, 1931
• Bosko's Soda Fountain, 1931
• Bosko's Fox Hunt, 1931
• Bosko and Honey, 1932
• Bosko at the Zoo, 1932
• Battling Bosko, 1932
• Big Hearted Bosko, 1932
• Bosko's Party, 1932
• Bosko and Bruno, 1932
• Bosko's Dog Race, 1932
• Bosko at the Beach, 1932
• Bosko's Store, 1932
• Bosko the Lumberjack, 1932
• Ride Him, Bosko, 1932
• Bosko's Woodland Daze, 1933
• Bosko the Drawback, 1933
• Bosko in Dutch, 1933
• Bosko's Dizzy Date, 1933
• Bosko in Person, 1933
• Bosko the Speed King, 1933
• Bosko's Knight-Mare, 1933
• Bosko the Sheep Herder, 1933
• Beau Bosko, 1933
• Bosko's Picture Show, 1933
• Bosko the Musketeer, 1933
• Bosko's Mechanical Man, 1933
• The Discontented Canary, 1934
• The Old Pioneer, 1934
• A Tale of the Vienna Woods, 1934
• Bosko's Parlor Pranks, 1934
• Toyland Broadcast, 1934
• Hey, Hey Fever, 1935
• When the Cat's Away, 1935
• The Calico Dragon, 1935
• The Chinese Nightingale, 1935
• Poor Little Me, 1935
• The Good Little Monkeys, 1935
• Barnyard Babies, 1935
• The Old Plantation, 1935
• Honeyland, 1935
• Alias St. Nick, 1935
• Run, Sheep, Run, 1935
• Bottles, 1936
• The Early Bird and the Worm, 1936
• The Old Mill Pond, 1936
• Two Little Pups, 1936
• The Old House, 1936
• Pups' Picnic, 1936
• To Spring, 1936
• Little Cheeser, 1936
• The Pups' Christmas, 1936
• Circus Daze, 1937
• Swing Wedding, 1937
• Bosko's Easter Eggs, 1937
• Little Ol' Bosko and the Pirates, 1937
• The Hound and the Rabbit, 1937
• Wayward Pups, 1937
• Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals, 1937
• Little Buck Cheeser, 1937
• Little Ol' Bosko in Bagdad, 1938
• Pipe Dreams, 1938
• Little Bantamweight, 1938
• Film Animator
• Puss in Boots, 1922
• Jack and the Beanstalk, 1922
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears, 1922
• Cinderella, 1922
• Alice's Wonderland, 1923
• Plane Crazy, 1928
• Alice in Wonderland, 1933

Further Reference

Obituaries and Other Sources

• Contemporary Authors, 1983, Volume 108, Gale (Detroit, MI),
• Something about the Author, 1983, Volume 33, Gale,

• Los Angeles Times, November 11, 1982,
• Newsweek, December 6, 1982, *