Ben Hardaway
Born in Belton, Missouri, USA — May 21 1895• Died Feb 05 1957
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Joseph Benson 'Ben' (a.k.a. 'Bugs') Hardaway (May 21, 1895 – February 5, 1957) was an American storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer and director for several American animation studios during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. While at the Leon Schlesinger / Warner Bros. studio during the late 1930s, Hardaway, in 1938, co-directed Porky's Hare Hunt, the first film to feature a rabbit. When this unnamed, embryonic rabbit was given a new model sheet for a later short, since, according to Chuck Jones, Hardaway "didn't draw it very we…
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Busy Bakers
Directing
The Yankee Doodle Mouse
Writing
Breakdowns of 1939
Directing
Woody Woodpecker
Writing
Springtime for Thomas
Writing
Knock Knock
Writing
Apple Andy
Writing
Chew-Chew Baby
Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Frost
Writing
Pantry Panic
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
Milk and Money
Writing
Ski for Two
Woody Woodpecker
Ace in the Hole
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"
Writing
Wacky-Bye Baby
Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Gold Rush Daze
Directing
Kiddie Koncert
Writing
Wild and Woody!
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
The Screwball
Writing
The Wacky Weed
Writing
Ration Bored
Writing
Smoked Hams
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
The Loose Nut
Woody Woodpecker / Bull Dozer (voice)
Confederate Honey
Writing
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Writing
A Bone for a Bone
Writing
Fire! Fire!
Writing
Fair Weather Fiends
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
The Dizzy Acrobat
Writing
The Beach Nut
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
Woody the Giant Killer
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
The Coo Coo Bird
Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
The Loan Stranger
Writing
Scrappy Birthday
Writing
Hare-um Scare-um
Directing
Playful Pelican
Writing
The Egg Cracker Suite
Directing
The Bear's Tale
Writing
Porky the Gob
Directing
Bathing Buddies
Writing
Daffy Duck & Egghead
Writing
The Reckless Driver
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
The Woody Woodpecker Polka
Writing
Buddy of the Apes
Directing
The Penguin Parade
Writing
Wet Blanket Policy
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
Fish Fry
Writing
Porky's Hare Hunt
Directing
Woody Dines Out
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
Old Mother Hubbard
Writing
Juke Box Jamboree
Writing
Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Various Voices
The Barber of Seville
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
Buddy in Africa
Directing
Hobo Gadget Band
Directing
The Milkman
Writing
The Hollywood Matador
Woody Woodpecker
Count Me Out
Directing
The Merry Old Soul
Crew
Who's Cookin Who?
Woody Woodpecker / Starvation (voice)
The Headless Horseman
Writing
Buddy's Trolley Troubles
Writing
Buddy of the Legion
Directing
Sioux Me
Directing
Fagin's Freshman
Directing
Love and Curses
Directing
Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
Writing
The Screwdriver
Writing
Porky the Giant Killer
Directing
The Pied Piper of Basin Street
Writing
The Bully
Writing
School Days
Writing
Buddy's Adventures
Directing
The Overture to 'William Tell'
Writing
Bars And Stripes Forever
Directing
Under the Spreading Blacksmith Shop
Writing
Buddy and Towser
Writing
Rabbit Every Monday
Writing
It's an Ill Wind
Dizzy Duck
Porky's Baseball Broadcast
Writing
Hysterical Highspots in American History
Writing
Dog Tax Dodgers
Writing
The Dippy Diplomat
Woody Woodpecker (voice)
Boogie Woogie Sioux
Writing
Buddy's Theatre
Directing
Reddy Made Magic
Writing
Rhythm in the Bow
Directing
Jack and the Beanstalk
Writing
Africa Squeaks
Writing
Mousie Come Home
Writing
Porky and Teabiscuit
Directing
Yankee Doodle Swing Shift
Writing
Buddy the Dentist
Directing
What a Life
Writing
Buddy's Pony Express
Directing
Puppy Love
Writing