Michael Maltese

Michael Maltese
Michael Maltese
	Maltese in 1940
Born	February 6, 1908; New York City, U.S.
Died	February 22, 1981 (aged 73); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Storyboard artist; screenwriter; director; producer;
Years active	1935–1980
Employers	Fleischer Studios (1935–1936); Jam Handy Organization (1936–1937); Warner Bros. Cartoons (1937–1953, 1954–1958); Walter Lantz Productions (1953–1954); Hanna-Barbera (1958–1963; 1965–1972); MGM Animation/Visual Arts (1963–1965); Chuck Jones Productions (1979–1980);
Spouse	Florence Sass
Children	1

Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time.

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