Rest In Peace, Joseph Barbera

It is with great sadness that we report the death of legendary cartoon creator, Joseph Barbera. Barbera co-founded the Hanna-Barbera cartoon company almost 50 years ago, back in a time when we weren’t importing cartoons from Japan. The company was widely known for creating such classics as ‘Scooby-Doo’ and ‘The Flintstones.’.

Along with creating Scooby and Fred Flintstone, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were also responsible for ‘Tom and Jerry’. They received acclaim for getting the cat and mouse to dance alongside Gene Kelly on the big screen in Anchors Aweigh.

Barbera lived to be the ripe old age of 95 and though no specific cause of death has been reported, Reuters stated that he died in his home with his family.

Kelly put her life-long love of movies, TV and books to greater use when she joined CinemaBlend as a freelance TV news writer in 2006, and went on to serve as the site’s TV Editor before joining the staff full-time in 2011 and moving over to other roles at the site. At present, she’s an Assistant Managing Editor who spends much of her time brainstorming and editing features, analyzing site data, working with writers and editors on content planning and the workflow, and (of course) continuing to obsess over the best movies and TV shows (those that already exist, and the many on the way). She graduated from SUNY Cortland with BA in Communication Studies and a minor in Cinema Studies. When she isn't working, she's probably thinking about work, or reading (or listening to a book), and making sure her cats are living their absolute best feline lives.

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