Biography
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. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Wrote 193
2010s
- 2013
Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness
Story
1990s
- 1998
Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth
Story
1980s
- 1980
Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century
Story
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
Writer
1970s
- 1979
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
Writer
- 1978
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
Writer
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1967
Cat and Dupli-cat
Story
- 1966
Love Me, Love My Mouse
Story
Duel Personality
Story
- 1965
The Inspector
Writer
Big Mouse-Take
Writer
I'm Just Wild About Jerry
Story
Tom-ic Energy
Story
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life
Story
Horse Shoo
Writer
- 1964
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
Story
Bear Knuckles
Writer
Trouble Bruin
Writer
Much Ado About Mousing
Story
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
Story
Bear Hug
Writer
The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
Story
Elephantastic
Writer
Raggedy Rug
Writer
- 1963
Habit Rabbit
Writer
Bear Up!
Story
Drum-Sticked
Writer
Pent-House Mouse
Story
Sheep Stealers Anonymous
Writer
- 1962
Bearly Able
Writer
Adventures of the Road-Runner
Story
Swash Buckled
Writer
Beef For And After
Writer
- 1961
Zoo is Company
Story
Fee Fie Foes
Writer
This Is My Ducky Day
Story
The Mouse on 57th Street
Story
- 1960
High Note
Story
Trip for Tat
Story
Ready, Woolen and Able
Story
Who Scent You?
Story
Person to Bunny
Story
Goldimouse and the Three Cats
Story
Horse Hare
Story
1950s
- 1959
Little Bo Bopped
Story
Wolf Hounded
Story
A Witch's Tangled Hare
Story
Wild About Hurry
Story
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
Writer
Snooper and Blabber
Writer
Really Scent
Story
Baton Bunny
Story
- 1958
Cat Feud
Story
Hip Hip-Hurry!
Story
Weasel While You Work
Story
Whoa, Be-Gone!
Story
Hare-Way to the Stars
Story
Robin Hood Daffy
Story
- 1957
Touché and Go
Story
What's Opera, Doc?
Story
Steal Wool
Story
Fox-Terror
Writer
Boyhood Daze
Story
Ali Baba Bunny
Story
Scrambled Aches
Story
- 1956
90 Day Wondering
Writer
There They Go-Go-Go!
Story
Deduce, You Say
Story
Rocket-bye Baby
Story
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
Story
- 1955
One Froggy Evening
Story
Guided Muscle
Story
Square Shootin' Square
Story
Flea for Two
Writer
Double or Mutton
Story
Rabbit Rampage
Story
Past Perfumance
Story
Ready.. Set.. Zoom!
Story
The Legend of Rockabye Point
Writer
Witch Crafty
Story
Beanstalk Bunny
Story
Helter Shelter
Story
- 1954
Baby Buggy Bunny
Story
Sheep Ahoy
Story
My Little Duckaroo
Story
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
Story
Pig in a Pickle
Story
Stop! Look! and Hasten!
Story
Paw's Night Out
Story
Bewitched Bunny
Story
The Cats Bah
Story
No Barking
Story
Feline Frame-Up
Story
- 1953
Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
Story
Lumber Jack-Rabbit
Story
Zipping Along
Story
Bully for Bugs
Story
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
Story
Wild Over You
Story
Much Ado About Nutting
Story
Duck Amuck
Story
Kiss Me Cat
Story
Forward March Hare
Story
- 1952
Terrier-Stricken
Story
Rabbit Seasoning
Story
Mouse-Warming
Story
Going! Going! Gosh!
Story
The Hasty Hare
Story
Beep, Beep
Writer
Water, Water Every Hare
Story
Little Beau Pepé
Story
Feed the Kitty
Story
Operation: Rabbit
Story
- 1951
Drip-Along Daffy
Story
A Bear for Punishment
Story
Cheese Chasers
Story
Chow Hound
Story
Rabbit Fire
Story
Scent-imental Romeo
Story
Bunny Hugged
Story
- 1950
Two's a Crowd
Story
Rabbit of Seville
Story
Dog Gone South
Story
8 Ball Bunny
Story
The Hypo-Chondri-Cat
Story
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
Story
Homeless Hare
Story
1940s
- 1949
Rabbit Hood
Story
Bear Feat
Writer
For Scent-imental Reasons
Story
Frigid Hare
Writer
Fast and Furry-ous
Story
Long-Haired Hare
Story
The Bee-Deviled Bruin
Story
Mouse Wreckers
Story
- 1948
Scaredy Cat
Story
My Bunny Lies Over the Sea
Story
Kit for Cat
Story
Haredevil Hare
Story
Bugs Bunny Rides Again
Writer
Buccaneer Bunny
Story
Rabbit Punch
Story
Back Alley Oproar
Story
What's Brewin', Bruin?
Story
Kitty Foiled
Story
- 1947
Slick Hare
Story
House Hunting Mice
Story
A Pest in the House
Story
Along Came Daffy
Story
Rabbit Transit
Story
Tweetie Pie
Story
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
Story
Scent-imental Over You
Story
Cockatoos for Two
Story
- 1946
Roughly Squeaking
Story
Rhapsody Rabbit
Story
Racketeer Rabbit
Story
Hollywood Daffy
Story
Baseball Bugs
Story
- 1945
Ain't That Ducky
Story
Herr Meets Hare
Writer
- 1944
Stage Door Cartoon
Story
Angel Puss
Story
Meatless Flyday
Story
Little Red Riding Rabbit
Story
- 1943
Daffy - The Commando
Story
Fin'n Catty
Story
Hiss and Make Up
Story
Fifth Column Mouse
Story
Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk
Story
The Unbearable Bear
Story
- 1942
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist
Story
Fresh Hare
Story
Foney Fables
Story
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
Story
Crazy Cruise
Story
Aloha Hooey
Story
- 1941
Notes to You
Story
Sport Chumpions
Story
The Heckling Hare
Story
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
Story
The Trial of Mr. Wolf
Story
Porky's Bear Facts
Story
The Cat's Tale
Story
The Haunted Mouse
Story
Acted in 11
1950s
- 1952
Little Beau Pepé
Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951
A Hound for Trouble
Customer (voice)
1940s
- 1948
A Feather in His Hare
Indian (voice)
- 1947
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
Dog (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943
Wackiki Wabbit
Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
The Aristo-Cat
Hubie (voice)
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942
The Ducktators
Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941
We, the Animals - Squeak!
Leader Mouse (voice)
- 1940
You Ought to Be in Pictures
Studio Guard (uncredited)
Sound 1
2010s
- 2012
Daffy's Rhapsody
Songs
Appearances1
1990s
- 1991
Chuck Amuck: The Movie
Himself